# NTSB IAD77DIJ01: Cessna 310K, N7070L, Weston, WV, October 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1976
- Place: Weston, WV · WESTON, WV
- Location: 39.0388° N, 80.4622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0388&lon=-80.4622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DIJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3051  76/10/15   WESTON,WV           CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1305                    N7070L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  798 TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUIS BENNETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TN                WESTON,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 22K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7070L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Louis Bennett

## 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 19761015032229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015032229A), Oct 15, 1976: Cessna 310K, Weston, WV, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 22K.

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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