# Accident 19740410008479A: Cessna 310Q, Worcester, MA, April 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1974
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Worcester Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.2671° N, 71.8756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WORCESTER RGNL (ORH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2671&lon=-71.8756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8240Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,619 total, 281 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740410008479A

## Narrative

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

RWY 10 PCT SLUSH,ICE.FAILED TO USE ALTERNATE AIR.BOTH AIR INTAKE SYSTEMS BLOCKED BY CLEAR ICE.

## 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 NYC74AN086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN086), Apr 10, 1974: Cessna 310Q (N8240Q), Worcester, MA, 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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