# NTSB UNK65X1028: Cessna 310C, N1779H, Bedford, PA, December 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1964
- Place: Bedford, PA · BEDFORD, PA
- Location: 40.0151° N, 78.5030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0151&lon=-78.5030&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3647  64/12/16   BEDFORD PA          CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N1779H              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 44, 25600 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 6000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## 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: Bedford

## 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 UNK65X0461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0461), Oct 28, 1964: Cessna 310C (N1779H), Phillipsburg, 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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