# Incident 20231129017759I: Cessna 310L, Clinton, AR, November 29, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clinton, AR
- Airport: Clinton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5977° N, 92.4516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLINTON MUNI (CCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5977&lon=-92.4516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3335X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3335X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231129017759I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023, THE AIRCRAFT (CESSNA 310L) WAS CONDUCTING AN ANGEL FLIGHT FROM HIGGINSVILLE, MO (KHIG) TO BENTON, AR (KSUZ) WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH ENGINE COMPONENTS PUNCTURING THE COWLING. THE PILOT PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS DIRECTED BY MEMPHIS CENTRAL TO LAND AT CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCCA) WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES TO THE EAST. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT KCCA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HE WAS UNABLE TO TAXI WITH THE SINGLE ENGINE AND WAS TOWED FROM THE TAXIWAY TO THE RAMP AREA.

## Other reports on N3335X (1)

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

- [Accident 19790126001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001579A), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 310L (N3335X), Washington, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed the aircraft to stall about 30 feet in the air on landing.

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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