# Accident 19960522011439A: Cessna 310C, Los Lunas, NM, May 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1996, 12:45 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8098° N, 106.7295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8098&lon=-106.7295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1813H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1813H-1996-12-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960522011439A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. HIT BOULDER, RIGHT WING TORN OFF AIRCRAFT. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 FTW96LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA224), May 22, 1996: Cessna 310C (N1813H), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of total engine power due to fuel exhaustion for undetermined reason(s). The lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing was a related factor. The worn and leaking fuel system components and…

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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