# Incident 19790104003099I: Cessna 310G, Chicago, IL, January 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Meigs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8919Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8919Z-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104003099I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO ICE IN FUEL STRAINER. GEAR COLLAPSED, PN 0841137-1 FOUND TO BE BENT.

## Other reports on N8919Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19810209003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209003399A), Feb 9, 1981: Cessna 310G (N8919Z), Mitchellville, MD, Destroyed. Right engine failed on takeoff & pilot was unable to continue climb. Crashed off end of airport.

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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