# NTSB MIA79FKG17: Cessna 310, N3078L, Atlanta, GA, February 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1979
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0070   79/2/2    ATLANTA,GA          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1431
        TIME - 0707                    N3078L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLIE BROWN CTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  BOWLING GREEN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RT ENG LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF-POST ACCIDENT ENG RUNUP BY FAA INSP SHOWED SATIS OPERATION.
```

## 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 310
- 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
- Airport: Charlie Brown Cty

## 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 19790202002089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202002089A), Feb 2, 1979: Cessna 310J, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Emergency landing following engine failure on takeoff. Pilot did not feather engine or lower the landing gear.

## 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 MIA78FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG05), Nov 8, 1977: Cessna 310J (N3078L), Rome, 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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