# NTSB MIA81DKA08: Cessna 310, N3043L, Culebra, PR, September 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1981
- Place: Culebra, PR · CULEBRA,PR, PR
- Location: 18.3103° N, 65.3027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culebra, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3103&lon=-65.3027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2191  81/9/18  NR.CULEBRA,PR         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N3043L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 240 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 ST.THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- R ENG FAILED.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3043L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043L-1984-08-20), registration cancelled 1984-08-20, S/N 310J0043 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810918067289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918067289A), Sep 18, 1981: Cessna 310J, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. Engine feathered, then left engine started running rough. Pilot ditched in ocean. Aircraft not recovered.

## Other investigations on N3043L (1)

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 UNK74X0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK74X0106), May 14, 1974: Cessna 310J (N3043L), St Barthelemy, Guadeloupe, 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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