# Accident 19871104062249A: Cessna 310N, Bellingham, WA, November 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1987, 22:40 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 48.7307° N, 122.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7307&lon=-122.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4178Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Q-1991-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,631 total, 220 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88MA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88MA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104062249A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A NIGHT LOCALIZER APPROACH IN DENSE FOG. RADIO EQUIPMENT INOPERABLE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA88MA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88MA015), Nov 5, 1987: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Bellingham, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N4178Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19820710039989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710039989I), Jul 10, 1982: Cessna 310 (N4178Q), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Tower advised gear not down on landing approach. During go around, props hit runway. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19790302010649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010649I), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Gear retracted on rollout instead of flaps.

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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