# NTSB NYC78IA096: Cessna 310R, N98949, Westfield, MA, September 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1978
- Place: Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&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 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78IA096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0015  78/9/19    WESTFIELD,MA        CESSNA 310R         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1549                    N98949              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  59, 5519 TOTAL HOURS, 24
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR LOCKS,CT            WESTFIELD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N98949 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Barnes Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780919020259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919020259I), Sep 19, 1978: Cessna 310R, Westfield, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up.

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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