# NTSB CHI77FEM19: Cessna 310R, N98839, Baldwin, MI, March 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1977
- Place: Baldwin, MI · BALDWIN, MI
- Location: 43.8970° N, 85.8523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baldwin, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8970&lon=-85.8523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0361   77/3/9    BALDWIN,MI          CESSNA 310R         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N98839              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 31, 10150 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDWIN MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC MI                  BALDWIN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED AT CLOSED FIELD IN ONE FOOT OF SNOW AND SLUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N98839 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baldwin Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770309003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770309003669A), Mar 9, 1977: Cessna 310R, Baldwin, MI, Substantial damage. Landed at closed field in one foot of snow and slush.

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.

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