# Accident 20000719012579A: Cessna 310D, Pagosa Springs, CO, July 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2403° N, 107.0302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2403&lon=-107.0302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N674FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N674FT-2000-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000719012579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/19/00 AT APPROX 10:45 MDT, N674FT, CESSNA 310D WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO (2V1) THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE A/C DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 19 TURNING APPROX. 80 DEGREES TO THE EAST. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE A/C WOULD NOT CLIMB DUE TO LACK OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE SO HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD LANDING. THE A/C IMPACTED A FENCE DURING THE FORCED LANDING DESTROYING BOTH WINGS AND CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAS BEEN FILED FOR THE INTENDED CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 DEN00LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA134), Jul 19, 2000: Cessna 310D (N674FT), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. Factors were the pilot's failure to use the entire available runway, the high density altitude weather condition, and a partial loss of power on one…

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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