# Accident 19790628034219A: Cessna 310L, Summersville, WV, June 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1979, 23:40 local time
- Place: Summersville, WV
- Airport: Summersville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.2316° N, 80.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUMMERSVILLE (SXL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2316&lon=-80.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3288X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3288X-1980-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,895 total, 2,150 in this make and model, 354 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628034219A

## Narrative

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

LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON LNDG ROLL. PILOT UNABLE TO STOP ACFT ON RWY. VEERED OFF RWY INTO DITCH & TREES.

## 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 IAD79FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA059), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna 310L (N3288X), Summerville, WV, 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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