# Accident 19800325008369A: Cessna 310R, Thedford, NE, March 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1980, 21:30 local time
- Place: Thedford, NE
- Airport: Thomas Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9627° N, 100.5703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMAS COUNTY (TIF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9627&lon=-100.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5474J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5474J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800325008369A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY ICING NEAR DESTINATION. AIRPLANE STALLED ON LEVEL-OFF FOR LANDING DUE TO HEAVY AIRFRAME ICING.

## 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 MKC80FCJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ09), Mar 25, 1980: Cessna 310 (N5474J), Thedford, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5474J (1)

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

- [Incident 19810210011859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810210011859I), Feb 10, 1981: Cessna 310R (N5474J), Houston, TX. Got an unsafe gear light on approach. Landed ok. Found gear indicating switch arm 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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