- Date
- May 30, 1977
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5403ACessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770530014109A
- Case key
- 157237
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1262 77/5/30 COMPTON,CA CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 522 TIME - 2200 N5403A PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERCED,CA COMPTON,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOSS OF CNTL ALLOWED WG TIPTANK TO HIT BLOCK WALL,SEVERED TIPTANK.FIRE RESULTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5403A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Compton
N5403ARegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2012 · Cessna 310BAirframe modelCessna 310BEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5403A · 1
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