# Incident 19790430100879I: Cessna 310I, Englewood, CO, April 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1979, 13:07 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6470° N, 104.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6470&lon=-104.9945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8168M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8168M) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 20 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/19790430100879I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO PILOT ASSESSMENT OF POOR PERFORMANCE. LOW CLIMB GRADIENT PROBABLY DUE TO TAILWIND.

## Other reports on N8168M (1)

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

- [Incident 19800821077069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821077069I), Aug 21, 1980: Cessna 310I (N8168M), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Gear had been extended for landing on training flight. Somehow it was retracted on short final.

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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