# Accident 19780227003239A: Cessna 310J, Bangor, ME, February 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3107L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3107L-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 847 total, 263 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227003239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DOWN LOCK SPRING ON RIGHT GEAR WAS BROKEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC78FNC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC17), Feb 27, 1978: Cessna 31OJ (N3107L), Bangor, ME, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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