# Accident 19841120062539A: Cessna 310N, Valparaiso, IN, November 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1984, 12:15 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4699° N, 87.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4699&lon=-87.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31747, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31747-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,645 total, 333 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841120062539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE AVOIDING POWERLINES DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. FUEL EXHAUSTION NEAR AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI85FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA053), Nov 20, 1984: Cessna 310N (N31747), Valparaiso, IN, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N31747 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781213024939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781213024939I), Dec 13, 1978: Cessna 310N (N31747), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get gear safe light. Nose gear collapsed. A pully bolt in nose gear system had failed.

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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