# NTSB LAX76FUA01: Cessna 310B, N320X, Capistrano, CA, July 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1975
- Place: Capistrano, CA · CAPISTRANO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1837   75/7/2    CAPISTRANO,CA       CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 389
        TIME - 1550                    N320X               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPISTRANO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,CA                 CAPISTRANO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ROUGH NARROW RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N320X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320X-1988-06-03), registration cancelled 1988-06-03, S/N 35658 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capistrano

## 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 19750702020309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702020309A), Jul 2, 1975: Cessna 310B, Capistrano, CA, Substantial damage. Rough narrow rwy.

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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