# Accident 19810901055109A: Cessna 310, Abbeville, GA, September 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1981, 19:20 local time
- Place: Abbeville, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9926° N, 83.3065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9926&lon=-83.3065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3093D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3093D-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,385 total, 96 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901055109A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE FAILED IN PATTERN WITH GEAR LOCKED DOWN.  MISHANDLED FLIGHT PATH, CRASHED SHORT 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 ATL81FKG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG46), Sep 1, 1981: Cessna 310 (N3093D), Abbeville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3093D (1)

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

- [Accident 19760719022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719022989A), Jul 19, 1976: Cessna 310 (N3093D), Friona, TX, Substantial damage. Table salt found in eng & plts fuel supply.

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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