# Accident 19791002033409A: Cessna 310G, Benton Harbor, MI, October 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1979, 08:07 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20PC-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,039 total, 5,887 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002033409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON WET RUNWAY DOWNWIND AFTER ILS APPROACH. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. POSSIBLE HYDROPLANING.

## 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 CHI80FET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET01), Oct 2, 1979: Cessna 310G (N20PC), Benton Harbor, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20PC (1)

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

- [Accident 19910511015309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015309A), May 11, 1991: Cessna 150J (N20PC), Lantana, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel short of destination. Clearing a powerline stalled into orange grove.

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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