# Accident 19790119001099A: Cessna 310R, Waukegan, IN, January 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IN
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1745G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1745G-2011-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,187 total, 217 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119001099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WHEN WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH ICE.LANDED HARD.LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 CHI79DEE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE29), Jan 19, 1979: Cessna 310 (N1745G), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1745G (1)

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

- [Incident 19790529028289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529028289I), May 29, 1979: Cessna 310R (N1745G), Chantilly, VA. Landed with unsafe gear indication. Found downlock switch out of adjustment.

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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