# NTSB OAK72FXQ06: Cessna 310I, N8075M, Beowawe, NV, August 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1971
- Place: Beowawe, NV · BEOWAWE, NV
- Location: 40.5927° N, 116.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beowawe, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5927&lon=-116.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FXQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FXQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2866   71/8/4    BEOWAWE,NEV         CESSNA 310I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0500                    N8075M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN.TOTAL ABD,INJURY PRESUMED.ACFT WAS SET ON FIRE AFT ACDNT.MARIJUANA TFC INVOLVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8075M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8075M-1971-10-07), registration cancelled 1971-10-07, S/N 310I0075 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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