# NTSB LAX80DJA17: Cessna 310A, N6740T, Honolulu, HI, May 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1980
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DJA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0489  80/5/24    HONOLULU,HI         CESSNA 310A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N6740T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 50, 1694 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALF FORD ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AFT HARD LNDG PIC ADDED PWR,LNDD AT HONOLULU INTL ON FOAMED RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6740T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6740T-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 39040, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310A
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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
- Airport: Alf Ford Island

## 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 19800524018299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524018299A), May 24, 1980: Cessna 310A, Honolulu Island, HI, Minor damage. Instructor let student make hard landing. Broke right landing gear off.

## Other investigations on N6740T (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 LAX85LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA339), Jul 22, 1985: Cessna 310D (N6740T), Kahului, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70F0117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0117), Jul 30, 1969: Cessna 310D (N6740T), Atlantic City, NJ, 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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