# NTSB FTW75FPA24: Cessna 310F, N5818X, Dallas, TX, April 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1975
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0982  75/4/18    DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1520                    N5818X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  61, 16353 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            310 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5818X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5818X-1975-06-13), registration cancelled 1975-06-13, S/N 310-0118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Love Field

## 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 19750418010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750418010029A), Apr 18, 1975: Cessna 310F, Dallas, TX, Destroyed

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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