# NTSB CHI78FEI04: Cessna T310, N98857, Jefferson, OH, December 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1977
- Place: Jefferson, OH · JEFFERSON, OH
- Location: 41.7384° N, 80.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7384&lon=-80.7688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEI04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4133  77/12/14 NR.JEFFERSON,OH       CESSNA T310         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0554                    N98857              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  33, 9800 TOTAL HOURS, 310
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHTABULA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                JEFFERSON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LEFT FUEL PUMP MALADJUSTED,FAILED TO RETRACT GEAR,FLAPS,FEATHER PROPELLER FOR GO AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N98857 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ashtabula County

## 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 19771214040869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214040869A), Dec 14, 1977: Cessna T310R, Jefferson, OH, Substantial damage. Left fuel pump maladjusted,failed to retract gear,flaps,feather propeller for go around.

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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