# NTSB NYC76FHA22: Cessna 310, N6715T, Allentown, PA, March 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1976
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0557  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6715T-2013-05-01), registration cancelled 2013-05-01, S/N 39015, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (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: Allentown

## 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 19760312004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760312004569A), Mar 12, 1976: Cessna 310C, Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Nse gr collapsed on ldg. Annual inspection prior to flt. Acft OBS porpoising into snow on tkof.

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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