# Accident 19800313018799A: Cessna 310H, Indianapolis, IN, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 10:35 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1065Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1065Q-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310H (registry code 2074220, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313018799A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO LOW CEILING & VISIBILITY WITH MODERATE ICING FORCAST. HAD NOT FLOWN RECENTLY. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

## 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 CHI80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA028), Mar 13, 1980: Cessna 310H (N1065Q), Indianapolis, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N1065Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19780208007789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007789I), Feb 8, 1978: Cessna 310H (N1065Q), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get a gear safe indication, nose gear collapsed. Nose strut found to be deflated.

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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