# Accident 19880514017639A: Cessna 310L, New Cumberland, WV, May 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, WV
- Airport: Herron Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4903° N, 80.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4903&lon=-80.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2220F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2220F-1991-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,271 total, 285 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514017639A

## Narrative

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

BLAMED BIRD STRIKE DURING LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 BFO88FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA047), May 14, 1988: Cessna 310L (N2220F), New Cumberland, WV, destroyed

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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