# Incident 19790329012409I: Cessna 310, Denver, CO, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979, 16:38 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37221, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37221-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329012409I

## Narrative

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

DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE AND FLUCTUATING FUEL FLOW. ENGINE AND PLUGS CARBONED.

## Other reports on N37221 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030104000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030104000199A), Jan 4, 2003: Cessna T310R (N37221), Ada/Twin Valley, MN, Destroyed. (-23) Investigation is ongoing. Sections 21A, 29, 31, 32, 39, 42, 43 will be amended as information becomes available. (-23 amendment) aircraft N37221 was…

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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