# Accident 19740317006429A: Cessna 310C, Greenbank, WV, March 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1974
- Place: Greenbank, WV
- Airport: Natl Radio Astron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.4267° N, 79.8344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Bank, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4267&lon=-79.8344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1791H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,595 total, 195 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317006429A

## Narrative

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

L ENG FAILED,FEATHERED.ENCOUNTERED GUSTS TO 65K.HIT FENCE SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 IAD74FIJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIJ13), Mar 17, 1974: Cessna 310C (N1791H), Greenbank, WV, substantial damage

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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