# NTSB MIA78FKG05: Cessna 310J, N3078L, Rome, GA, November 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1977
- Place: Rome, GA · ROME, GA
- Location: 34.2570° N, 85.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2570&lon=-85.1647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3952   77/11/8   ROME,GA             CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0710                    N3078L              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            32, 3250 TOTAL HOURS, 117
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TN                ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- R PROP SHAFT SEPD FROM CRANKSHAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3078L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3078L-2009-10-19), registration cancelled 2009-10-19, S/N 310J0078, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (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 19771108040349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771108040349A), Nov 8, 1977: Cessna 310J, Rome, GA, Substantial damage. R prop shaft sepd from crankshaft.

## Other investigations on N3078L (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 MIA79FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG17), Feb 2, 1979: Cessna 310 (N3078L), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

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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