# NTSB FTW82DQD06: Cessna 310, N3017D, Horizon City, TX, November 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1981
- Place: Horizon City, TX · HORIZON CITY, TX
- Location: 31.6796° N, 106.1911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horizon City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6796&lon=-106.1911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DQD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2604  81/11/29   HORIZON CITY,TX     CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1035                    N3017D              PX-  0  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST TEXAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORIZON CITY,TX            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT & PAX SEEN TO DEPLANE,DEP IN TAXI.PRESUMED NO INJURIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3017D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Texas

## 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 19811129078789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811129078789A), Nov 29, 1981: Cessna 310, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Witness saw aircraft depart, then return and land gear up. Mexican pilot left. No one claimed ownership of plane.

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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