# Accident 19781107039779A: Cessna T310R, Portland, TN, November 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1978
- Place: Portland, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 36.5975° N, 86.5266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5975&lon=-86.5266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8037M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8037M-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 656 total, 45 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781107039779A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA008), Nov 7, 1978: Cessna 310I (N8037M), Portland, TN, 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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