# NTSB IAD79FA029: Cessna 310Q, N7671Q, Beckley, WV, January 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1979
- Place: Beckley, WV · BECKLEY, WV
- Location: 37.7732° N, 81.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beckley, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7732&lon=-81.1615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0342  79/1/26    BECKLEY,WV          CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N7671Q              PX-  0  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 48, 10270 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,VA             BECKLEY,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- RATED PLT IN RIGHT SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7671Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7671Q-1981-01-31), registration cancelled 1981-01-31, S/N 310Q0450 (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: Raleigh County

## 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 19790126001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001609A), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 310, Beckley, WV, Substantial damage. Failed to maintain adquate airspeed for landing with ice on wings. Hard landing resulted.

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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