# NTSB ANC74AA071: Cessna 310N, N4156Q, Pt Lay, AK, May 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1974
- Place: Pt Lay, AK · PT LAY, AK
- Location: 69.7371° N, 162.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Lay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.7371&lon=-162.8352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0812   74/5/6    PT LAY,ALAS         CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N4156Q              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR, 3017 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            264 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ICE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOTZEBUE,ALAS               PT LAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ICY
        REMARKS- MINIMAL BRAKING ON ICE.SLID INTO SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4156Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4156Q-2019-01-15), registration cancelled 2019-01-15, S/N 310N-0056, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ice Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740506012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740506012039A), May 6, 1974: Cessna 310N, Pt Lay, AK, Substantial damage. Minimal braking on ice. Slid into snowbank.

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.

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