# NTSB CHI74FEP40: Cessna 310Q, N69684, Park Falls, WI, April 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1974
- Place: Park Falls, WI · PARK FALLS, WI
- Location: 45.9364° N, 90.4440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9364&lon=-90.4440&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEP40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0898   74/4/1    PARK FALLS,WIS      CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1203
        TIME - 1520                    N69684              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARK FALLS,WIS              MERRILL,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASED PRIOR TO TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69684](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69684-1977-12-05), registration cancelled 1977-12-05, S/N 310Q0918 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Park Falls

## 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 19740401007049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740401007049A), Apr 1, 1974: Cessna 310Q, Park Falls, WI, Substantial damage. Parking brake not released prior to tkof.

## Other investigations on N69684 (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 NYC77DNA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNA21), Jul 14, 1977: Cessna 310Q (N69684), Provincetown, MA, destroyed

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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