# NTSB IAD75FIG10: Cessna 310, N4145Q, Gaithersburg, MD, January 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1975
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0421   75/1/5    GAITHERSBURG,MD     CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 808
        TIME - 1715                    N4145Q              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 432 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 GAITHERSBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- FIVE OTR ACFT IN TFC PATTERN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4145Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4145Q-1989-03-02), registration cancelled 1989-03-02, S/N 310N0045 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery Co

## 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 19750105001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750105001119A), Jan 5, 1975: Cessna 310N, Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Five otr acft in tfc pattern.

## Other investigations on N4145Q (2)

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 NYC75FHD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD47), Jun 1, 1975: Cessna 310N (N4145Q), Trenton, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC71FHD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHD61), May 14, 1971: Cessna 310N (N4145Q), Philadelphia, PA, 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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