# Accident 19841007056539A: Cessna 310C, Allegan, MI, October 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1984, 01:30 local time
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Pagdham
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5192° N, 85.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5192&lon=-85.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9715Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9715Z-2000-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 684 total, 50 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007056539A

## Narrative

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

VECTORED OVER AIRPORT AND CANCELLED IFR. STRUCK TREES ON BASE LEG. FUEL WAS LOW, LEFT ENGINE SLOWED BEFORE IMPACT.

## 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 CHI85FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA005), Oct 7, 1984: Cessna 310C (N9715Z), Allegan, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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