# Accident 19880715027021A: Cessna 310B, Ruston, LA, July 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSTON RGNL (RSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N295C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295C-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310B (registry code 2074208, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 77 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880715027021A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK AND LANDED UNDER AND AHEAD OF N93294 THAT WAS READY TO FLARE. UPPER ACFT STABILIZER HIT HIS VERTICAL FIN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N93294, Cessna 152: [Accident 19880715027022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880715027022A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N295C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790124004109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124004109I), Jan 24, 1979: Cessna 310B (N295C), Richardson, TX, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear before touchdown.

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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