- Date
- August 20, 1976
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8071MCessna 310I
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760820024849A
- Case key
- 155427
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2454 76/8/20 FARMINGTON,NM CESSNA 310I CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N8071M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 54, 3719 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 112 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- EXPLOSION IN BELLY OF ACFT WHILE WARMING UP ON RAMP FUEL LEAKED FROM MAIN FUEL STRAINER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8071M
- Reported as
- Cessna 310I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farmington Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8071M · 1
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