# NTSB LAX75AL062: Cessna 310B, N5481A, Big Bear City, CA, May 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1294  75/5/23  NR.BIG BEAR CITY,CA   CESSNA 310B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1497
        TIME - 1730                    N5481A              PX-  3  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERMUDA DUNES,CA            STOCKTON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- HIT TREE ON CANYON SLOPE. OVR MAX GROSS WT ABT 213 LBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5481A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5481A-1976-07-08), registration cancelled 1976-07-08, S/N 35681 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750523042879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523042879A), May 23, 1975: Cessna 310B, Big Bear City, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Hit tree on canyon slope. Ovr max gross wt abt 213 lbs.

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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