# NTSB SEA76FYE48: Cessna 310, N1761H, Burlington, WA, July 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1976
- Place: Burlington, WA · BURLINGTON, WA
- Location: 48.4644° N, 122.3313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4644&lon=-122.3313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYE48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2235  76/7/16    BURLINGTON,WA       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2616
        TIME - 1230                    N1761H              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAYVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLINGHAM,WA               BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L ENG LOSING OIL,RUNNING ROUGH.FEATHERED R ENG.L ENG QUIT.LOWERED,THEN RAISED GR,T/D SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1761H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1761H-2011-03-04), registration cancelled 2011-03-04, S/N 35861, 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: Bayview

## 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 19760716020329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760716020329A), Jul 16, 1976: Cessna 310C, Burlington, WA, Substantial damage. L eng losing oil,running rough. Feathered r eng.l eng quit. Lowered,then raised gr,t/d short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N1761H (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA69A0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0024), Oct 17, 1968: Cessna 310C (N1761H), Burley, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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