# NTSB UNK65X0461: Cessna 310C, N1779H, Phillipsburg, PA, October 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1964
- Place: Phillipsburg, PA · PHILLIPSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.6934° N, 80.2820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillipsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6934&lon=-80.2820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0461
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0461

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3349  64/10/28   PHILLIPSBURG PA     CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 25500
        TIME - 0137                    N1779H              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 9500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILIPSBURG STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-DEER RAN IN FRONT OF ACFT.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1779H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1779H-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 35879, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- 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: Philipsburg State

## Other investigations on N1779H (2)

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 DEN00LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA116), Jun 24, 2000: Cessna 310C (N1779H), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A sudden and unexpected encounter with a downdraft while on final approach. A factor was the transmission wire.
- [NTSB UNK65X1028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1028), Dec 16, 1964: Cessna 310C (N1779H), Bedford, PA, substantial damage

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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