# Incident 19801219084719I: Cessna 310J, Detroit, MI, December 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1980, 22:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3095L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3095L-1984-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 330 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/19801219084719I

## Narrative

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

ZG PILOT COULD NOT KEEP RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING.  ON INSPECTION, WATER FOUND IN FUEL.

## Other reports on N3095L (2)

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

- [Accident 19810102000129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810102000129A), Jan 2, 1981: Cessna 310J (N3095L), Waukegan, IL, Substantial damage. Instructor & private pilot landed gear up during biennial review.
- [Incident 19800702077209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702077209I), Jul 2, 1980: Cessna 310J (N3095L), Waukegan, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended. Nose gear retract uplock torque assembly broken.

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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