# NTSB DEN70A0040: Cessna 310, N1122B, Fort Stantn, NM, December 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1969
- Place: Fort Stantn, NM · FORT STANTN, NM
- Location: 33.4959° N, 105.5230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Stanton, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4959&lon=-105.5230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3199  69/12/14   FORT STANTN,N MEX   CESSNA 310          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 8000
        TIME - 0950                    N1122B              PX-  0  3  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT STANTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  RUIDOSO,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER UNITS DISCONNECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1122B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1122B-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 35296 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fort Stanton

## Other investigations on N1122B (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 FTW66F0516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0516), Feb 17, 1966: Cessna 310 (N1122B), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

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.

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