# Accident 19870830053299A: Cessna 310D, Lancaster, CA, August 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1987, 12:53 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7197° N, 118.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7197&lon=-118.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39DD-1989-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,129 total, 178 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830053299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. CRASHED SHORT OF RWY AFTER CUTTING BOTH ENGINES. FAILED TO USE AFM GEAR UP PROCEDURES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA328), Aug 30, 1987: Cessna 310D (N39DD), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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