# NTSB CHI73FEI27: Cessna 310N, N4197Q, Painsville, OH, February 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1973
- Place: Painsville, OH · PAINSVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.7216° N, 81.2584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7216&lon=-81.2584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEI27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0481  73/2/23    PAINSVILLE,OHIO     CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4396
        TIME - 0817                    N4197Q              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINSVILLE,OHIO             ZANESVILLE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT L OF CENTER LINE ENTERED FRESH PLOWED SNOW ABT 4IN DEEP ON RWY.HIT SNOW BANK AFTR 1/2 MI ROLL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4197Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4197Q-1993-10-25), registration cancelled 1993-10-25, S/N 310N0097 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Painsville

## 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 19730223003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730223003389A), Feb 23, 1973: Cessna 310N, Painsville, OH, Substantial damage. Acft l of center line entered fresh plowed snow abt 4IN deep on rwy. Hit snow bank aftr 1/2 mi roll

## Other investigations on N4197Q (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 MIA84LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA108), Mar 13, 1984: Cessna 310N (N4197Q), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

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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