# NTSB DEN76FQA62: Cessna 310I, N8071M, Farmington, NM, August 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1976
- Place: Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA62

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8071M), registered now, S/N 310I0071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farmington Muni

## 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 19760820024849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760820024849A), Aug 20, 1976: Cessna 310I, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Explosion in belly of acft while warming up on ramp fuel leaked from main fuel strainer

## Other investigations on N8071M (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 LAX79DUJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ12), Oct 20, 1978: Cessna 310I (N8071M), Yuma, AZ, 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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