# NTSB FTW80FQA38: Cessna 310, N3161M, Clayton, NM, July 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1980
- Place: Clayton, NM · CLAYTON, NM
- Location: 36.4460° N, 103.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-103.1489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FQA38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3161M-2007-02-15), registration cancelled 2007-02-15, S/N 310R1863 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clayton 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 19800730030489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730030489A), Jul 30, 1980: Cessna T310R, Clayton, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot reported left gear collapsed on landing. Raised gear to stay on runway. No evidence gear was in transit.

## Other investigations on N3161M (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC04FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA123), May 15, 2004: Cessna 310R (N3161M), Willoughby, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb after takeoff. Factors in this accident were clouds and the night conditions.

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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