# NTSB FTW77FQD15: Cessna T310Q, N650PC, El Paso, TX, April 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1977
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FQD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FQD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0564  77/4/10    EL PASO,TX          CESSNA T310Q        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1345
        TIME - 1235                    N650PC              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 415 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTERNTNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHIHUAHUA,MEXICO            EL PASO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- MAKING S TURNS ON FINAL DUE ACFT ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N650PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N650PC-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 310Q0465, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna T310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (registry code 2074244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Paso Interntnl

## 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 19770410007899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770410007899A), Apr 10, 1977: Cessna T310R, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Making s turns on final due acft on 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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