# Accident 19860422014739A: Cessna 310R, Buffalo, NY, April 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1986, 00:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JNSA
- Location: 42.9404° N, 78.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9404&lon=-78.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1909G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1909G-2022-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-M (registry code 17233, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 600 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860422014739A

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT WING BRACKET FRACTURED ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RAMP. BREAK SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERSTRESS FAILURE.

## 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 NYC86LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA110), Apr 22, 1986: Cessna C-310R (N1909G), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1909G (3)

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

- [Incident 19870116078689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870116078689I), Jan 16, 1987: Cessna 310R (N1909G), South Burlingto, VT, Minor damage. Engine started. Brakes set. Accelerated. Failed to stop engine. Struck parked aircraft. Mixture control was frozen.
- [Incident 19851217065409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217065409I), Dec 17, 1985: Cessna 310R (N1909G), Ogdensburg, NY. Right engine shutdown due to frozen throttle cable. Uneventful landing.
- [Incident 19800328040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328040119I), Mar 28, 1980: Cessna 310R (N1909G), Jamaica, NY. Pilot unable to obtain a down safe light for the left main. Switch acutator bent, not contacting switch.

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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