# Accident 19950713018339A: Cessna 310D, Alamosa, CO, July 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1995, 12:10 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: San Luis Valley/Bergman Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4603° N, 105.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4603&lon=-105.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6976T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6976T-1998-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950713018339A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL MOVED MIXTURE FULL RIGH. ENGINE QUIT. HAD BOOST PUMPS ON. FLOODED ENGINE. LANDED SHORT IN ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW95FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA294), Jul 13, 1995: Cessna 310D (N6976T), Alamosa, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FLOODING AFTER THE PILOT HAD PLACED BOTH FUEL PUMP SWITCHES IN THE HIGH BOOST POSITION AND MOVED THE MIXTURE CONTROLS TO THE FULL RICH POSITION. A FACTOR…

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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