# Accident 19861108054079A: Cessna 310R, Belvidere, IL, November 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1986, 07:30 local time
- Place: Belvidere, IL
- Airport: Belvidere Ltd Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2493° N, 88.8410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2493&lon=-88.8410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6096C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6096C-2015-05-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 265 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861108054079A

## Narrative

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

THE ENTRY DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF. THE WING TIP HIT THE GROUND ON LANDING. INSTRUCTOR WAS TRYING TO HOLD DOOR CLOSED

## 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 CHI87LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA020), Nov 8, 1986: Cessna 310R (N6096C), Belvidere, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6096C (1)

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

- [Accident 20130508007499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130508007499A), May 8, 2013: Cessna 310R (N6096C), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. On may 8, 2013, about 1505 PDT, a Cessna 310R, N6909C, was substantially damaged during landing at Bakersfield muni airport (L45), Bakersfield, CA on 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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