# Accident 19740506012039A: Cessna 310N, Pt Lay, AK, May 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1974
- Place: Pt Lay, AK
- Airport: Ice Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 69.7371° N, 162.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Lay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.7371&lon=-162.8352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4156Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4156Q-2019-01-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,017 total, 264 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740506012039A

## Narrative

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

MINIMAL BRAKING ON ICE.SLID INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 ANC74AA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA071), May 6, 1974: Cessna 310N (N4156Q), Pt Lay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4156Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20170808015779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170808015779I), Aug 8, 2017: Cessna 310N (N4156Q), Palestine, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft departed bowie, TX for Palestine , TX. 20 southeast of dallas the pilot experienced total electricalfailure. He proceeded to Palestine, TX and…

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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