# Accident 19891009039289A: Cessna 310C, Redmond, OR, October 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1989, 13:33 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2609° N, 121.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2609&lon=-121.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1845H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1845H-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 948 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891009039289A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR NOT SECURED OPENED IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED LOST ENGINE ON FINAL LANDED SHORT. AUX TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 SEA90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA004), Oct 9, 1989: Cessna 310C (N1845H), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING, AND THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH ON FINAL APPROACH, NOR PERFORM PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS…

## Other reports on N1845H (2)

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

- [Incident 19810429039429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429039429I), Apr 29, 1981: Cessna 310C (N1845H), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear folded on rollout due to idler arm broken.
- [Accident 19730818026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818026809A), Aug 18, 1973: Cessna 310C (N1845H), Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. Plt rptd brakes ineffective,due acft dmg no determination of brake effectiveness could be made.

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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