# NTSB NYC78FFA12: Cessna 310, N1731G, Hudson, NY, December 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1977
- Place: Hudson, NY · HUDSON, NY
- Location: 42.2519° N, 73.7860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2519&lon=-73.7860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3930  77/12/15   HUDSON,NY           CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0015                    N1731G              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            28, 5363 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2055 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JAMAICA,NY                  ALBANY,NY                    HUDSON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- RUNWAY/STRIP LIGHTS AND VASI.WEST SIDE RNWY LIGHTS OBSCURED BY SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1731G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbia County

## 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 19771215039899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771215039899A), Dec 15, 1977: Cessna 310R, Hudson, NY, Substantial damage. Runway/strip lights and VASI.west side rnwy lights obscured by snow.

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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