# Accident 19800523016979A: Cessna 310L, Carbondale, IL, May 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1980, 15:35 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Carbondale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7221° N, 89.2237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carbondale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7221&lon=-89.2237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3250X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3250X-2004-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,007 total, 755 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523016979A

## Narrative

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

AILERONS HOOKED UP BACKWARD BY MAINTENANCE. WING-TIP HIT RUNWAY AFTER LIFT-OFF. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK CONTROLS.

## 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 CHI80FEV23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV23), May 23, 1980: Cessna 310L (N3250X), Carbondale, IL, 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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