# NTSB LAX77FUD06: Cessna 310, N5403A, Compton, CA, May 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5403A-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 35603, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (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: Compton

## 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 19770530014109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530014109A), May 30, 1977: Cessna 310B, Compton, CA, Substantial damage. Loss of cntl allowed wg tiptank to hit block wall,severed tiptank. Fire resulted

## Other investigations on N5403A (1)

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 FTW78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA065), Jul 20, 1978: Cessna 310B (N5403A), Cameron, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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