# NTSB SEA71DVQ08: Cessna 310J, N3009L, Merrill, OR, October 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1970
- Place: Merrill, OR · MERRILL, OR
- Location: 42.0259° N, 121.6007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merrill, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0259&lon=-121.6007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DVQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DVQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3906   70/10/4   MERRILL,OREG        CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3850
        TIME - 1050                    N3009L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1475 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OREG          WEED,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SURVEYING RANCH LAND.PLT SWITCHED TO AUX TANKS,BOTH ENGS QUIT.L ENG WOULD NOT RESTART.BLEW TIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3009L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3009L-2023-07-08), registration cancelled 2023-07-08, S/N 310J0009, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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