# Accident 19790202002089A: Cessna 310J, Atlanta, GA, February 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1979, 07:07 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Charlie Brown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3078L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3078L-2009-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,431 total, 103 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202002089A

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. PILOT DID NOT FEATHER ENGINE OR LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 MIA79FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG17), Feb 2, 1979: Cessna 310 (N3078L), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3078L (1)

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

- [Accident 19771108040349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771108040349A), Nov 8, 1977: Cessna 310J (N3078L), Rome, GA, Substantial damage. R prop shaft sepd from crankshaft.

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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