# Accident 19960503009269A: Cessna 310D, Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1996, 21:07 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9510° N, 118.4004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9510&lon=-118.4004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6780T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6780T-1997-03-28) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 25 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960503009269A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED NO GEAR GREENS LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND TO CHECK. ENTERED CLOUDS. STALLED. VERTICAL WATER IMPACT IN BAY.

## 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 LAX96FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA189), May 4, 1996: Cessna 310D (N6780T), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors were clouds and dark night light conditions, and the pilot's diverted attention due to a landing gear problem.

## Other reports on N6780T (1)

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

- [Incident 19800209021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209021029I), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna 310D (N6780T), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with nose gear swinging free. Nose gear collapsed after nose lowered on landing.

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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