- Date
- March 12, 1976
- Place
- Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6715TCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760312004569A
- Case key
- 153150
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0557 76/3/12 ALLENTOWN,PA CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1754 N6715T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 38, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERWINNA,PA PITTSTOWN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- NSE GR COLLAPSED ON LDG. ANNUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO FLT. ACFT OBS PORPOISING INTO SNOW ON TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6715T
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allentown
N6715TRegistration cancelled May 1, 2013 · Cessna 310CAirframe modelCessna 310CEngine modelContinental I0-470 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.