# Accident 19790227020439A: Cessna 310P, Bristol, VA, February 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1979, 14:32 local time
- Place: Bristol, VA
- Airport: Tri City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6172° N, 82.1575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6172&lon=-82.1575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5927M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5927M-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227020439A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES DURING ILS APPROACH TO AIRPORT. FOUND FUEL SELECTORS IN INCORRECT POSITION. OIL IN ONE MAGNETO.

## 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 IAD79FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA036), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 310 (N5927M), Bristol, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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