# NTSB IAD75DIA12: Cessna 310J, N3055L, Mexico City, Mexico, July 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1974
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DIA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0075  74/7/19    MEXICO CITY,MEX     CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 4100
        TIME - 1330                    N3055L              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEXICO CITY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICO CITY,MEX             BROWNSVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3055L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3055L-2024-04-20), registration cancelled 2024-04-20, S/N 310J0055, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mexico City Intl

## 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 19740719042719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740719042719A), Jul 19, 1974: Cessna 310J, Mexico City, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the government of Mexico.

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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