# NTSB DEN70FVW09: Cessna 310P, N5939M, Springdale, UT, March 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1970
- Place: Springdale, UT · SPRINGDALE, UT
- Location: 37.1817° N, 113.0050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springdale, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1817&lon=-113.0050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70FVW09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FVW09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1418  70/3/27    SPRINGDALE,UT       CESSNA 310P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1720                    N5939M              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 36, 4606 TOTAL HOURS, 345
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING L D RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              SPRINGDALE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5939M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying L D Ranch

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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