# NTSB CHI79DA060: Cessna 310L, N3074T, Detroit, MI, July 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1979
- 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 October 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0052  79/7/24    DETROIT,MI          CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N3074T              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            61, 26206 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            508 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  BOWLING GREEN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- MAINT PERS NOTED RED GREASE FM PROP,BUT DID NOT KNOW RED DYE ADDED TO OIL TO DETECT CRACKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3074T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3074T-1990-02-13), registration cancelled 1990-02-13, S/N 310L0027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor 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).

- [Incident 19790724056939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724056939I), Jul 24, 1979: Cessna 310L, Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted after severe vibration. Right prop hub failed and released blade.

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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