# NTSB LAX78AA050: Cessna 310, N3699D, Irvine, CA, May 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: Irvine, CA · IRVINE, CA
- Location: 33.6695° N, 117.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irvine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6695&lon=-117.8231&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78AA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78AA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1938  78/5/29    IRVINE,CA           CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2041                    N3699D              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG BEAR CITY,CA            SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FOLLOWING B-737 ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3699D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3699D-2011-01-12), registration cancelled 2011-01-12, S/N 35399, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Orange County

## 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 19780529023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529023229A), May 29, 1978: Cessna 310, Irvine, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Following B-737 on final.

## Other investigations on N3699D (2)

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 MKC67D0371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0371), Dec 28, 1966: Cessna 310D (N3699D), Olathe, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0014), May 21, 1965: Cessna 310 (N3699D), Carollton, GA, substantial damage

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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