# NTSB NYC74DGM35: Cessna 310I, N445V, Belle Vernon, PA, April 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
- Location: 40.1234° N, 79.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Vernon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1234&lon=-79.8620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DGM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1105  74/4/27    BELLE VERNON,PA     CESSNA 310I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 921
        TIME - 1300                    N445V               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG,PA                BELLE VERNON,PA
        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 - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DMGD NSE GR,FUSE,AND RUDDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N445V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445V-2005-03-10), registration cancelled 2005-03-10, S/N 310I0058, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rostraver

## 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 19740427012669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427012669A), Apr 27, 1974: Cessna 310I, Belle Vernon, PA, Substantial damage. Dmgd nse gr,fuse,and rudder.

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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