# Accident 19850118003569A: Cessna 310Q, Beaver, WV, January 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Beaver, WV
- Airport: Beckley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.7408° N, 81.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7408&lon=-81.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69938, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69938) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,820 total, 620 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118003569A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD ICED OVER AND PILOT LANDED LOOKING OUT SIDE WINDOW. RAN INTO SNOWBANK AND GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL85LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA080), Jan 18, 1985: Cessna 310Q (N69938), Beaver, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N69938 (1)

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

- [Incident 19841214072239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841214072239I), Dec 14, 1984: Cessna 310Q (N69938), Beckley, WV, Minor damage. Deer ran in front of aircraft on landing rollout.

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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