# Accident 19960114000569A: Cessna 310C, Bayou La Batre, AL, January 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bayou La Batre, AL
- Airport: Roy E Ray Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5005° N, 88.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5005&lon=-88.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700YA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700YA-1996-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,112 total, 488 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114000569A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DAMAGED AIRFRAME.

## 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 MIA96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA062), Jan 14, 1996: Cessna 310C (N700YA), Irvington, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING FLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N700YA (1)

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

- [Accident 19751123038369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123038369A), Nov 23, 1975: Cessna 310C (N700YA), West End, FL, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of the bahamian govt.

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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