# Incident 19780919020259I: Cessna 310R, Westfield, MA, September 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1978, 15:49 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Hampden Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98949 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919020259I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 NYC78IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA096), Sep 19, 1978: Cessna 310R (N98949), Westfield, MA, incident, minor 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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