# Accident 19790126001609A: Cessna 310, Beckley, WV, January 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Airport: Raleigh Co Mem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.7873° N, 81.1242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH COUNTY MEML (BKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7873&lon=-81.1242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7671Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7671Q-1981-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,270 total, 57 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001609A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADQUATE AIRSPEED FOR LANDING WITH ICE ON WINGS.HARD LANDING RESULTED.

## 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 IAD79FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA029), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 310Q (N7671Q), Beckley, 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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