# Accident 19831212063451A: Cessna 310R, Kansas City, MO, December 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1983, 10:22 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JESA
- Location: 39.1000° N, 94.5707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1000&lon=-94.5707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3597G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3597G-2014-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,215 total, 1,304 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831212063451A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA TAXIED INTO BACK OF BEECH N6416N. CESSNA PILOT SAID SURROUNDING LIGHTS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6416N, Beech A36: [Accident 19831212063452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831212063452A)

## 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 MKC84FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA036), Dec 12, 1983: Cessna 310R (N3597G), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3597G (3)

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

- [Incident 19990729025839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729025839I), Jul 29, 1999: Cessna 310R (N3597G), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. (-23) After a normal landing at the cmh airport on runway 28L, aircraft N3597G continued to roll down the runway after touchdown. ATC instructed the pilot to…
- [Incident 19970306007009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306007009I), Mar 6, 1997: Cessna 310R (N3597G), Sioux City, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: bsya flt 291 departed Sioux falls, SD on a part 135 cargo flt to Sioux City, IA. When the pilot attempted to extend the landing gear the nose gear…
- [Accident 19790225003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003589A), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 310R (N3597G), Latrobe, PA, Substantial damage. Student inadvertently retracted landing gear on rollout. Instructor on board

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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