# NTSB IAD71FIG16: Cessna 310, N670R, Frienship Arpt, MD, September 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1970
- Place: Frienship Arpt, MD · FRIENSHIP ARPT, MD
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3800  70/9/21    FRIENSHIP ARPT,MD   CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5000
        TIME - 1241                    N670R               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENDSHIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  FRIENSHIP ARPT,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH KNOWN ERRATIC FUEL INDS.DIDNT KNOW LOCATION OF FUEL IN TANKS.UNDERSHOT FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N670R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670R-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 35081, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Friendship

## Other investigations on N670R (2)

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 ATL88LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA212), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna 310 (N670R), New Bern, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0791](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0791), Jun 5, 1966: Cessna Riley (N670R), Dayton, OH, substantial damage

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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