FTW80FQA38

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Clayton, NM · July 30, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1980
Place
Clayton, NM · CLAYTON, NM
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3161MCessna 310
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800730030489A
Case key
129203

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2607  80/7/30    CLAYTON,NM          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0850                    N3161M              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            33, 4663 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAYTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TX                  CLAYTON,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PAX RPRTD GR DOWN BFR LDG.FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3161M
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clayton Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3161M · 1

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