# Accident 19910906062749A: Cessna 310B, San Pedro, CA, September 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7306° N, 118.2893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7306&lon=-118.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5442A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5442A-2013-04-09) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910906062749A

## Narrative

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

MISSING ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. PIECES AND 310 GEAR FOUND IN OCEAN. EVIDENCE OF SCORCHING IN PATCHY AREAS.

## 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 LAX91LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA385), Sep 7, 1991: Cessna C-310B (N5442A), San Pedro, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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