# Accident 19781120034569A: Cessna T310R, Peoria, IL, November 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1978
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7872Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7872Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,769 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781120034569A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FLY TO POSITIVE RUNWAY CONTACT.

## 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 CHI79DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV04), Nov 20, 1978: Cessna 310 (N7872Q), Peoria, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7872Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19990929028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990929028799I), Sep 29, 1999: Cessna 310Q (N7872Q), Omaha, NE. (-23) On September 29, 1999, about 2046 CDT, air exec Cessna 310Q, N7872Q, experienced an unsafe gear indication during the descent into Eppley Airfield,…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.