# Accident 19850404076319A: Cessna 310H, Islip, NY, April 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1985, 09:05 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8002° N, 73.1198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8002&lon=-73.1198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1022Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1022Q-1989-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310H (registry code 2074220, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 12 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850404076319A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES SAW AIRCRAFT PITCH UP AND SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 NYC85FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA098), Apr 4, 1985: Cessna 310H (N1022Q), Ronkonkoma, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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