# Incident 19870510034549I: Cessna 310K, Athens, GA, May 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1987, 22:30 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3800X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3800X-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 75 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870510034549I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FILED IFR. ELECTRICAL FAILURE EN ROUTE.  LANDED GEAR UP.  FAILED TO USE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N3800X (1)

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

- [Incident 20110527012989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110527012989I), May 27, 2011: Cessna 310K (N3800X), Needles, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft experianced an electrical failure and landed at Needles airport CA for maintenance. After the electrical problem was repaired the aircraft departed…

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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