# Accident 19740106000789A: Cessna 310N, Terre Haute, IN, January 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4159Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4159Q-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,770 total, 1,028 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000789A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED THRU SNOW TO RAMP,PARKED ABT 2 HR OAT 21 DEG.GR DOWN LOCK LOCATED DIRECTLY ABV WHEEL.

## 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 CHI74FEA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA23), Jan 6, 1974: Cessna 310N (N4159Q), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4159Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19990403002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990403002929A), Apr 3, 1999: Cessna 310N (N4159Q), Cecilia, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, the 2 POB suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (-23)on April 3, 1999, at approximately 1325 EST, a Cessna…
- [Incident 19791205047639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205047639I), Dec 5, 1979: Cessna 310N (N4159Q), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Pilot made single engine gear up landing after electrical, gear extension failure. Too low to lower manually.

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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