# NTSB CHI74FEA23: Cessna 310N, N4159Q, Terre Haute, IN, January 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4159Q-2013-08-23), registration cancelled 2013-08-23, S/N 310N-0059, 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: Hulman Field

## 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 19740106000789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000789A), Jan 6, 1974: Cessna 310N, Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. Taxied thru snow to ramp,parked abt 2 hr OAT 21 deg. Gr down lock located directly abv wheel.

## Other investigations on N4159Q (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 NYC99FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA085), Apr 3, 1999: Cessna 310N (N4159Q), Cecilia, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor was the flight instructor's inexperience instructing in the accident airplane.

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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