# Accident 19790718028379A: Cessna 310C, Atlanta, GA, July 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1979, 20:50 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1DY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1DY-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,510 total, 27 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718028379A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR BOX FAILED INTERNALLY. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## 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 MIA79FKG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG55), Jul 18, 1979: Cessna 310C (N1DY), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1DY (2)

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

- [Incident 19850402021479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850402021479I), Apr 2, 1985: Cessna 310C (N1DY), Corpus Cristi, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed during rollout. Landing gear pushrod broken.
- [Incident 19780210005759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210005759I), Feb 10, 1978: Cessna 310C (N1DY), Ft Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Gear collapse during the landing roll, cause not determined. May have been retracted by the pilot.

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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