# Accident 19830811043549A: Cessna T310R, Shelbyville, IN, August 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1983, 07:35 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Airport: Shelbyville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5196° N, 85.7701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5196&lon=-85.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6121X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,133 total, 390 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830811043549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING OUT OF VOR APPROACH CAUSING WINGS TO BUCKLE ON AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI83LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA377), Aug 11, 1983: Cessna T310R (N6121X), Shelbyville, IN, 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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