# NTSB MIA79FKT55: Cessna 310I, N8049M, Palm Island, FL, March 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1979
- Place: Palm Island, FL · PALM ISLAND, FL
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3772   79/3/9    PALM ISLAND,FL      CESSNA 310I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45,
        TIME - 1750                    N8049M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LACKA,FL                TAMIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT TREE DRG 2ND LOW PASS FOR PHOTOS NR PAX'S HOME.DRG PASS,PAX PUSHED PLT FWD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8049M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8049M-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 310I0049, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (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 19790309007899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309007899A), Mar 9, 1979: Cessna 310I, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was buzzing friend's house. Struck a tree, remained airborne. Landed safely. Wing and tail 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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