# Incident 19971113044389I: Cessna 310Q, Cleveland, OH, November 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8242Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8242Q) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,763 total, 45 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971113044389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS BEING HANDED OFF TO APPROACH FOR THE CLEARANCE THROUGH CLASS B AIRSPACE; LOST CONTACT AND INADVERTENTLY TRANSGRESSED EDGE OF CLASS B AIRSPACE BEFORE BEING CLEARED INTO THE AIRSPACE.

## Other reports on N8242Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20250401005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250401005189A), Apr 1, 2025: Cessna 310Q (N8242Q), Midvale, OH, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 04/01/2025 approximately 1720 local time a Cessna model 310Q was damaged when it was involved in an accident near Midvale, OH. The pilot was fatally…

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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