# NTSB CHI79FEI09: Cessna 310, N5848M, Willoughby, OH, January 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1979
- Place: Willoughby, OH · WILLOUGHBY, OH
- Location: 41.6453° N, 81.4144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willoughby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6453&lon=-81.4144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0298  79/1/19  NR.WILLOUGHBY,OH      CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1587
        TIME - 1100                    N5848M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 264 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   FLINT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE INDUCTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALTERNATE AIR NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5848M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5848M-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N 310P0148, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (registry code 2074238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790119001089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119001089A), Jan 19, 1979: Cessna 310P, Ashtabula, OH, Substantial damage. Partial power loss both engines,landed on lake ice. Weather ideal for induction ice. Alternate air not used.

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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