# Accident 19760312004569A: Cessna 310C, Allentown, PA, March 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1976
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6715T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6715T-2013-05-01) (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: 4,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760312004569A

## Narrative

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

NSE GR COLLAPSED ON LDG. ANNUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO FLT. ACFT OBS PORPOISING INTO SNOW ON TKOF.

## 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 NYC76FHA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA22), Mar 12, 1976: Cessna 310 (N6715T), Allentown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6715T (1)

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

- [Incident 19830531032509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830531032509I), May 31, 1983: Cessna 310C (N6715T), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to retract or lock down. Landed on foamed runway. Shimmy damper casting had 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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