# Accident 19821201066629A: Cessna 310R, Miles City, MT, December 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1982, 20:45 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.2205° N, 105.5990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2205&lon=-105.5990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30RA-2000-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 510 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201066629A

## Narrative

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

STALL LANDED AFTER VOR APPROACH IN FREEZING RAIN. IMPACT BENT WING SPARS. INADEQUATE POWER AND SPEED ON FINAL.

## 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 DEN83LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA029), Dec 2, 1982: Cessna 310R (N30RA), Miles City, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30RA (2)

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

- [Accident 20000525006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000525006989A), May 25, 2000: Cessna 310R (N30RA), Wolf Point, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot reported that on takeoff climb from Wolf Point, Montana, at approximately 600' AGL, aircraft began to level off and hit 4 canadian geese causing…
- [Incident 19890308023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308023039I), Mar 8, 1989: Cessna 310R (N30RA), Billings, MT. Landing gear failed to extend on approach. Extended manually. Motor rear armature bearing had seized.

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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