# NTSB LAX79DUJ12: Cessna 310I, N8071M, Yuma, AZ, October 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1978
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3670  78/10/20   YUMA,AZ             CESSNA 310I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2408
        TIME - 0910                    N8071M              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                TUCSON,AZ.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW POPPED OUT DMGG R HORIZONTAL STAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8071M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8071M), registered now, S/N 310I0071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781020038209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020038209A), Oct 20, 1978: Cessna T310R, Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Emergency exit window popped out dmgg r horizontal stab.

## Other investigations on N8071M (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 DEN76FQA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA62), Aug 20, 1976: Cessna 310I (N8071M), Farmington, NM, 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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