# Accident 19790101000059A: Cessna 310L, Crested Butte, CO, January 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Crested Butte, CO
- Airport: Crested Butte
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8678° N, 106.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crested Butte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8678&lon=-106.9773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973JB-2011-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total, 167 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000059A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF UP HILL 156 LBS OVER GROSS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8940 FEET. RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN79DTE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE15), Jan 1, 1979: Cessna 310L (N973JB), Crested Butte, CO, substantial 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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