# Accident 19850310048039A: Cessna 310, Batavia, NY, March 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesse County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9986° N, 78.1808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batavia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9986&lon=-78.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3048D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3048D-2007-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 649 total, 77 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310048039A

## Narrative

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

BRAKES FAILED WHILE RUNNING UP ENGINES. TAXIED INTO PARKED PA23.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3048D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800420044149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420044149I), Apr 20, 1980: Cessna 310 (N3048D), Rockford, Minor damage. Gear would not lock down due to faulty gear door components. Gear collapsed on roll out.

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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