# Accident 19790126001579A: Cessna 310L, Washington, PA, January 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3335X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3335X) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL ABOUT 30 FEET IN THE AIR ON LANDING.

## 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 NYC79FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM10), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 310L (N3335X), Washington, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3335X (1)

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

- [Incident 20231129017759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231129017759I), Nov 29, 2023: Cessna 310L (N3335X), Clinton, AR, Minor damage. On November 28, 2023, the aircraft (Cessna 310L) was conducting an angel flight from higginsville, MO (khig) to benton, AR (ksuz) with the pilot and one…

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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