# NTSB LAX80DUG56: Cessna 310F, N6743X, Bear Valley, CA, August 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1980
- Place: Bear Valley, CA · BEAR VALLEY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2209  80/8/24    BEAR VALLEY,CA      CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N6743X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, 92
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABRAHAM RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SANTA ANA,CA                RETURN                       SOGGY DRY LAKE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- DRIFTED TO L SIDE OF RWY DRG HEAVY BRAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6743X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Abraham Ranch

## 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 19800824039619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824039619A), Aug 24, 1980: Cessna 310F, Bear Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed light twin on private strip, one wheel entered soft sand and pulled aircraft into fence.

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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