# NTSB FTW76FRD61: Cessna 310F, N6792X, Lafayette, LA, August 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1976
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRD61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2400  76/8/20    LAFAYETTE,LA        CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1705                    N6792X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 510 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                HARLINGEN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6792X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lafayette Rgnl

## 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 19760820027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760820027969A), Aug 20, 1976: Cessna T310R, Lafayette, LA, 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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