# Accident 19730818026809A: Cessna 310C, Griffith, IN, August 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1845H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1845H-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,806 total, 156 in this make and model, 482 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818026809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT RPTD BRAKES INEFFECTIVE,DUE ACFT DMG NO DETERMINATION OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS COULD BE MADE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI74FET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET06), Aug 18, 1973: Cessna 310C (N1845H), Griffith, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1845H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19891009039289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891009039289A), Oct 9, 1989: Cessna 310C (N1845H), Redmond, OR, Substantial damage. Cabin door not secured opened in flight. Diverted lost engine on final landed short. Aux tanks empty.
- [Incident 19810429039429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429039429I), Apr 29, 1981: Cessna 310C (N1845H), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear folded on rollout due to idler arm broken.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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