# NTSB NYC71AN073: Cessna 310J, N3139L, Windsor Lock, CT, December 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1970
- Place: Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.6273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2056  70/12/24   WINDSOR LOCK,CONN   CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2258
        TIME - 0320                    N3139L              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 385 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MASS                 WINDSOR LOCK,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DRG FLAP RETRACT ACFT HIT SNOW BANK L SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3139L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3139L-1973-03-15), registration cancelled 1973-03-15, S/N 310J0139 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley

## Other investigations on N3139L (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 NYC73FIJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIJ09), Nov 11, 1972: Cessna 310J (N3139L), Wise, VA, 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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