# Accident 19920930039299A: Cessna 310D, Minden, NV, September 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0094° N, 119.7502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0094&lon=-119.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6755T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930039299A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES NEAR DESTINATION LANDED OFF AIRPORT. HAD BEEN IDLE FOR 12 YEARS. FUEL SYSTEM FOULED WITH DIRT.

## 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 LAX92LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA409), Sep 30, 1992: Cessna 310D (N6755T), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S AND MECHANIC'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION BY NOT RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AFTER EXPERIENCING THE INITIAL ENGINE LOSS OF POWER ON…

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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