# NTSB DEN74AD025: Cessna 310C, N1819H, Montrose, CO, November 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1973
- Place: Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4149  73/11/21   MONTROSE,COLO       CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0835                    N1819H              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            39, 6325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTROSE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND JUNCTION,COLO         SANTA FE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FATIGUE,#1 CYL BARREL,SEPD.ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1819H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1819H-1974-01-23), registration cancelled 1974-01-23, S/N 35919 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Montrose County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731121038669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731121038669A), Nov 21, 1973: Cessna 310C, Montrose, CO, Destroyed. Fatigue,#1 cyl barrel,sepd. Acft destroyed by fire aftr ldg.

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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