- Date
- January 6, 1974
- Place
- Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4159QCessna 310N
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740106000789A
- Case key
- 187009
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0274 74/1/6 TERRE HAUTE,IND CESSNA 310N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1230 N4159Q PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 37, 6770 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1028 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HULMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IND TERRE HAUTE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- TAXIED THRU SNOW TO RAMP,PARKED ABT 2 HR OAT 21 DEG.GR DOWN LOCK LOCATED DIRECTLY ABV WHEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4159Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 310N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hulman Field
N4159QRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2013 · Cessna 310NAirframe modelCessna 310NEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4159Q · 1
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