# NTSB NYC85FA098: Cessna 310H, N1022Q, Ronkonkoma, NY, April 4, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 4, 1985, 09:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY
- Coordinates: 40.800209, -73.119796 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8002&lon=-73.1198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85FA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35803/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA098

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - gear retraction - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT DEEPARTED RUNWAY 33L AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 500 FEET AGL WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 33L THE AIRCRAFT BANKED RIGHT AND SPIRALED TO THE GROUND AND CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1022Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1022Q-1989-01-11), registration cancelled 1989-01-11, S/N 310H0022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Registry model: [Cessna 310H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (registry code 2074220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310H0022
- Airframe hours: 3007
- Engines: CONTINENTAL I0-470D 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Hugh E. Long
- Registered owner: James F. Dana/Hugh E. Long
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 3, 1984, 36 hours before
- Destination: SGJ, ST. AUGUSTINE, FL
- Airport: ISP, Long Isld Macauther Arpt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 132 total, 22 in this make and model, 116 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ISP

## 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 19850404076319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850404076319A), Apr 4, 1985: Cessna 310H, Islip, NY, Destroyed. Witnesses saw aircraft pitch up and spin to ground impact shortly after takeoff. No mechanical malfunction found.

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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