# Incident 19851109070799I: Cessna 310Q, New Bedford, MA, November 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1985, 14:58 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7953Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7953Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109070799I

## Narrative

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

ENTERED FLOW AND LANDED WITHOUT CLEARANCE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE RADIO MASTER FUSE AND CONTACTED GROUND CONTROL.

## Other reports on N7953Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800827065729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827065729I), Aug 27, 1980: Cessna 310Q (N7953Q), Erie, PA, Minor damage. Instructor's attention diverted after touchdown, student raised gear switch.

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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