# Accident 19780307007269A: Cessna T310R, Laurel, MS, March 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1978
- Place: Laurel, MS
- Airport: Hesler Noble
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 31.6730° N, 89.1728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HESLER/NOBLE FLD (LUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6730&lon=-89.1728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8114M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8114M-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30,087 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307007269A

## Narrative

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

PLT FAILED INSTRUMENT CHECK 4 DAYS BEFORE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA050), Mar 7, 1978: Cessna 310I (N8114M), Laurel, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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