# Accident 19790126001619A: Cessna 310I, Buckeye, AZ, January 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1979
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8031M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8031M-1982-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE. NEXT DAY SOMEONE STOLE THE AIRPLANE AND WRECKED IT ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX79DUJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ41), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 310I (N8031M), Buckeye, AZ, 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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