# Accident 19800215002749A: Cessna 310Q, Kendallville, IN, February 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1980, 15:07 local time
- Place: Kendallville, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55QS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55QS-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,552 total, 75 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215002749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS AND EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI80FET09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET09), Feb 15, 1980: Cessna 310Q (N55QS), Kendallville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55QS (1)

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

- [Accident 20001214024719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001214024719A), Dec 14, 2000: Cessna 310Q (N55QS), Keene, NH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot reported to ATC, icing conditions and a problem with one of his engines. He told ATC that he was unable to maintain altitude and requested…

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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