# Incident 19801003072479I: Cessna 310R, Salisbury, MD, October 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1980, 14:55 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Wicomico Co
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3752° N, 75.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3752&lon=-75.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3227A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3227A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003072479I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED CONTROL ZONE AND LANDED WHEN WEATHER WAS IFR WITHOUT SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE OR RADIO CONTACT.

## Other reports on N3227A (1)

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

- [Accident 19910601018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018599A), Jun 1, 1991: Cessna 310R (N3227A), Westerly, RI, Substantial damage. Lost right prop and right main landing gear on final,landed safely with other two gears down. Propeller not found.

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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