# NTSB CHI78FEC11: Cessna 310, N310JJ, Detroit, MI, February 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1978
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1962   78/2/2    DETROIT,MI          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1650
        TIME - 0600                    N310JJ              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  LANSING,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HOLES FOUND IN ENG INDUCTION AIR INLET DUCT,P/N S1053E40N,RT ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N310JJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310JJ-2011-11-29), registration cancelled 2011-11-29, S/N 310R0228 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna T310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (registry code 2074246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit City

## 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 19780202022919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202022919A), Feb 2, 1978: Cessna 310N, Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Holes found in eng induction air inlet duct,p/n S1053E40N,rt eng.

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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