# Incident 19850829065899I: Cessna 310R, Burlington, VT, August 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1985, 11:55 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98911, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98911) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 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/19850829065899I

## Narrative

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

DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT AND COMPLYING WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS. REQUIRED SPECIAL ATC HANDLING.

## Other reports on N98911 (3)

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

- [Incident 20250930014989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250930014989I), Sep 30, 2025: Cessna 310R (N98911), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Cessna 310R departed kdcy with a "robotow" towbar attached to the nose gear. Pilot raised the landing gear and noticed the aircraft "flew funny". When the…
- [Incident 19901202058549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901202058549I), Dec 2, 1990: Cessna 310R (N98911), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Lightning strike at cruise. Experienced vertigo on approach. Regained control. Landed at spirit of st louis airport
- [Incident 19881124070419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881124070419I), Nov 24, 1988: Cessna 310R (N98911), Cahokia, IL, Minor damage. Pilot made a gear up landing. System checked normal after aircraft was hoisted clear of runway.

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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