# NTSB LAX80DUG13: Cessna 310J, N3103L, Banning, CA, November 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1979
- Place: Banning, CA · BANNING, CA
- Location: 33.9459° N, 116.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banning, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9459&lon=-116.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3607  79/11/18   BANNING,CA          CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1750                    N3103L              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  40, 1951 TOTAL HOURS, 18
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANNING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE CA                   BANNING,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
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W ROCKS & DITCH NR TWY.PLT STATED-LOST L BRAKE PRES,DEPD TWY.BOTH BRAKES CKD NORMAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3103L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3103L-1991-09-25), registration cancelled 1991-09-25, S/N 310J0103 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Banning

## 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 19791118032379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118032379A), Nov 18, 1979: Cessna 310J, Banning, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directiional control while taxiing to the ramp after landing. Hit a rock and collapsed the gear.

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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