# NTSB FTW81DQA14: Cessna 310D, N6772T, Reserve, NM, January 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1981
- Place: Reserve, NM · RESERVE, NM
- Location: 33.7090° N, 108.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reserve, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7090&lon=-108.7614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0084  81/1/15    RESERVE,NM          CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1500
        TIME - 1655                    N6772T              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAFFORD,AZ                  ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R FUEL PUMP FAULTY.L FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL LEAK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6772T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6772T-1981-07-02), registration cancelled 1981-07-02, S/N 39072 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810115002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810115002879A), Jan 15, 1981: Cessna 310D, Reserve, NM, Substantial damage. Right engine quit. Failed to use boost or feather same. Lost altitude trying for restart. Found fuel pump defect.

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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