# NTSB UNK65X1291: Cessna 310H, N1002Q, Big Lake, TX, January 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1965
- Place: Big Lake, TX · BIG LAKE, TX
- Location: 31.1941° N, 101.4534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1941&lon=-101.4534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1291

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0064  65/1/15    BIG LAKE TEX        CESSNA 310H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1810                    N1002Q              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  49, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE        0
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-IGNITION OF FUEL FUMES IN ENG COMPARTMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1002Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1002Q), registered now, S/N 310H0002, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Registry model: [Cessna 310H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (registry code 2074220) (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
- Airport: Big Lake        0

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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