# Incident 19841005055919I: Cessna 310L, Salt Lake City, UT, October 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1984, 20:21 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3275X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3275X-2016-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005055919I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THREE BIRDS DURING DESCENT TO SLC AT NIGHT. CRACKED A WINDSHIELD, DENTED A WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## Other reports on N3275X (1)

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

- [Incident 20110529009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110529009759I), May 29, 2011: Cessna 310L (N3275X), Salem, OR, Minor damage. On gear retraction pilot heard a loud bang and felt contact of something on floor/feet. Tower confirmed nose gear not down and locked. Held nose gear off as…

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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