# NTSB LAX81FA125: Cessna T310P, N5705M, San Bernardino, CA, September 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1981
- Place: San Bernardino, CA · SAN BERNARDINO, CA
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3445  81/9/11    SAN BERNARDINO,CA   CESSNA T310P        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 8500
        TIME - 1630                    N5705M              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTON AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD OCCLUSIVE THROMBOSIS OF ILIAC ARTERIES,ABDOMINAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5705M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Norton Afb

## 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 19810911058789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911058789A), Sep 11, 1981: Cessna T310P, San Bernardino, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane dived into side of a stadium under full power. Autopsy indicates pilot had acute aortic atheroclerosis.

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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