48.5419° N, 109.6780° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Havre, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 27, 1984 · 17:20 local
Place
Havre, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGONG
Reported as
Cessna 310
Reported engine
Continental IO470VO
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
748 total400 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left engine failed. Unable to hold altitude. Landed in a rough field. Starter o ring burst. Lost engine oil.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FAILED. UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE. LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD. STARTER O RING BURST. LOST ENGINE OIL.