# NTSB SEA73AS034: Cessna T310Q, N7514Q, Cottage Grve, OR, May 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1973
- Place: Cottage Grve, OR · COTTAGE GRVE, OR
- Location: 43.7959° N, 123.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7959&lon=-123.0572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1914  73/5/26    COTTAGE GRVE,OREG   CESSNA T310Q        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2000
        TIME - 1155                    N7514Q              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTAGE GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BURBANK,CALIF               COTTAGE GRVE,OREG            REDDING,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7514Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7514Q-1973-09-24), registration cancelled 1973-09-24, S/N 310Q-0014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna T310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (registry code 2074244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cottage Grove

## 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 19730526015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526015179A), May 26, 1973: Cessna T310Q, Cottage Grve, OR, Destroyed, 5 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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