# NTSB MIA76DKA08: Cessna 310, N8010M, Vieques, PR, September 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1976
- Place: Vieques, PR · VIEQUES,PR, PR
- Location: 18.1481° N, 65.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vieques, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1481&lon=-65.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3807  76/9/29    VIEQUES,PR          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 930
        TIME - 1220                    N8010M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIEQUES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLA GRANDE,PR              VIEQUES,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8010M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8010M-1999-07-19), registration cancelled 1999-07-19, S/N 310I0010 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vieques

## 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 19760929033049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760929033049A), Sep 29, 1976: Cessna 310, Vieques, Puerto Rico, 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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