- Date
- February 25, 1976
- Place
- Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5455XCessna T310Q
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760225005809A
- Case key
- 151977
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1314 76/2/25 ERIE,PA CESSNA T310Q CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 512 TIME - 1900 N5455X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ERIE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERIE,PA CLEVELAND,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP REMARKS- NOSE GR L DOOR ACTUATING ROD UPPER END FITTING P/N HM4 SEPARATED IN THREAD AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5455X
- Reported as
- Cessna T310Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Erie Intl
N5455XRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2024 · Cessna T310QAirframe modelCessna T310QEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.