# Incident 19790403012489I: Cessna 310I, Sparta, IL, April 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1979, 08:09 local time
- Place: Sparta, IL
- Airport: Community
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RPA
- Location: 38.1395° N, 89.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1395&lon=-89.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8113M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8113M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 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/19790403012489I

## Narrative

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

LOST ALL COMUNICATIONS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. VOLTAGE REGULATOR PN 1119656 SHORTED ON COPILOT SEAT BRACKET.

## Other reports on N8113M (1)

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

- [Incident 19850309024109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309024109I), Mar 9, 1985: Cessna 310I (N8113M), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Loud bang with gear retraction. Nose partially extended for landing. Compressed nose strut jammed retract system.

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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