# Accident 19790207002509A: Cessna 310R, Kalamazoo, MI, February 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1979, 08:40 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3413G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3413G-2010-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,512 total, 508 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207002509A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS VISION OBSCURED BY ICE AND ALCOHOL ON WINDSHIELD. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI79FEM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM11), Feb 7, 1979: Cessna 310R (N3413G), Kalamazoo, MI, 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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