# Accident 19930930037169A: Cessna 310Q, Edgewood, NM, September 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1993
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Airport: Sandia Airpark Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0806° N, 106.1691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0806&lon=-106.1691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777HB-1995-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 24 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037169A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, VECTORED TO AIRPARK, HIT A SHORT FENCE.

## 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 FTW93LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA271), Sep 30, 1993: Cessna 310Q (N777HB), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT FAILURE, AND LOSS OF THE PILOT'S OPTION TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N777HB (1)

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

- [Incident 19800625048909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800625048909I), Jun 25, 1980: Cessna 310Q (N777HB), Wenatchee, WA, Minor damage. Nose gear door assembly not hooked up causing nose gear to malfunction.

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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