# NTSB NYC81FHA25: Cessna 310, N4125Q, Doylestown, PA, September 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1981
- Place: Doylestown, PA · DOYLESTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2031  81/9/29    DOYLESTOWN,PA       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 859
        TIME - 0947                    N4125Q              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOYLESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOYLESTOWN,PA               YORK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TKOF ABORTED WHEN BACKPRESSURE ON CONTROL YOKE DID NOT RAISE NOSEWHEEL AT SPEEDS ABV 87 MPH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4125Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4125Q-1989-06-05), registration cancelled 1989-06-05, S/N 310N0025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Doylestown

## 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 19810929063879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929063879A), Sep 29, 1981: Cessna 310N, Doylestown, PA, Destroyed. Aircraft failed to rotate at liftoff speed. Pilot aborted takeoff and collided with trees off end of runway.

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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