# NTSB NYC71DFA30: Cessna 320E, N3415Q, Lyndonville, VT, December 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1970
- Place: Lyndonville, VT · LYNDONVILLE, VT
- Location: 44.5296° N, 71.9981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyndonville, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5296&lon=-71.9981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4095  70/12/20   LYNDONVILLE,VT      CESSNA 320E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 4500
        TIME - 1330                    N3415Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEDONIA STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERSET,NJ                 LYNDONVILLE,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR HIT HARD PACKED SNOWBANK ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3415Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3415Q-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N 320E0015, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- Registry model: [Cessna 320E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (registry code 2074514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caledonia State

## Other investigations on N3415Q (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 OAK67D0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0229), Feb 5, 1967: Cessna 320E (N3415Q), Reno, NV, 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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