# NTSB FTW75DQG38: Cessna 310F, N6766X, Floydada, TX, January 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1975
- Place: Floydada, TX · FLOYDADA, TX
- Location: 33.9835° N, 101.3368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floydada, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9835&lon=-101.3368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0139   75/1/8    FLOYDADA,TX         CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N6766X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 1307 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOYDADA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCALLEN,TX                  FLOYDADA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT FENCE 600FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6766X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6766X-2013-05-01), registration cancelled 2013-05-01, S/N 3100066, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (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: Floydada 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 19750108000729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750108000729A), Jan 8, 1975: Cessna 310F, Floydada, TX, Substantial damage. Hit fence 600FT short of rwy.

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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