# NTSB FTW71FPD55: Cessna 310, N765MS, Albany, TX, May 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1971
- Place: Albany, TX · ALBANY, TX
- Location: 32.7273° N, 99.2957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7273&lon=-99.2957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1587  71/5/15    ALBANY,TEX          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8440
        TIME - 1830                    N765MS              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINERAL WELLS,TEX           ALBANY,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- AS PLT WAS FLARING ACFT FOR LDG A COW RAN TOWARD THE STRIP. COW WAS HIT BY ELEVATOR DURG ABORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N765MS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765MS-2011-01-03), registration cancelled 2011-01-03, S/N 35394, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pvt Strip

## Other investigations on N765MS (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 FTW66F0534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0534), Feb 25, 1966: Cessna 310 (N765MS), Mineral Wells, 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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