# NTSB IAD78DKM20: Cessna 310F, N372WP, Liberty, NC, August 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Liberty, NC · LIBERTY, NC
- Location: 35.8550° N, 79.5693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8550&lon=-79.5693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DKM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2797  78/8/16    LIBERTY,NC          CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N372WP              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 4751 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            358 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAUSEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREENSBORO,NC               LOCAL                        LIBERTY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT MAKING SHORT FLD LANDING.UNARRESTED HIGH SINK RATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N372WP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N372WP-2019-08-26), registration cancelled 2019-08-26, S/N 310R0904, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Causey

## 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 19780816021779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816021779A), Aug 16, 1978: Cessna 310R, Liberty, NC, Substantial damage. Acft making short fld landing. Unarrested high sink rate.

## Other investigations on N372WP (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN18LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA128), Mar 22, 2018: Cessna 310R (N372WP), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The landing gear collapse due to the separation of the end fitting bolt for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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