# Accident 19780816021779A: Cessna 310R, Liberty, NC, August 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Liberty, NC
- Airport: Causey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.9118° N, 79.6176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAUSEY (NC74), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9118&lon=-79.6176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N372WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N372WP-2019-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,475 total, 358 in this make and model, 295 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DKM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816021779A

## Narrative

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

ACFT MAKING SHORT FLD LANDING.UNARRESTED HIGH SINK RATE.

## 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 IAD78DKM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM20), Aug 16, 1978: Cessna 310F (N372WP), Liberty, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N372WP (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190224018679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190224018679I), Feb 24, 2019: Cessna 310R (N372WP), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. N372WP reported birdstrike 5 miles west of dtn and proceeded to land rwy 32 at dtn.
- [Accident 20180322009889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180322009889A), Mar 22, 2018: Cessna 310R (N372WP), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot departed shreveport, la (dtn) with destination of mkc. During landing on runway 19 at mkc, the aircraft right main landing gear collapsed during rollout.…
- [Incident 19910215010449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910215010449I), Feb 15, 1991: Cessna 310R (N372WP), Muncie, IN. Right engine lost oil in flight. Diverted. Rocker box gasket blown out by obstructed crankcase breather line.

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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