# NTSB MIA78FLG38: Cessna 310, N6942T, Gaston, SC, September 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1978
- Place: Gaston, SC · GASTON, SC
- Location: 33.8184° N, 81.1004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8184&lon=-81.1004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2626  78/9/18    GASTON,SC           CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 6165
        TIME - 0730                    N6942T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3015 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GASTON,SC                   CHARLESTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- CABIN DOOR OPENED AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6942T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6942T-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 39242, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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
- Airport: Lexington Co

## 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 19780918026979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918026979A), Sep 18, 1978: Cessna T310R, Gaston, SC, Substantial damage. Cabin door opened after tkof.

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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