Cessna 310 N4875B

Summary

On 15 January 1982 at about 22:10 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N4875B, operated by John E. Novak, was involved in an accident near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 January 1982 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Butler Roe (3G9)

Coordinates

40.8602, -79.8900

Aircraft

Cessna 310

Registration

N4875B

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

John E. Novak

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft. Pierce → Butler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC82DA022

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION AT DUSK. HE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT AT PATTERN ALTITUDE TO CHECK THE WIND AND RUNWAY CONDITION. HE NOTED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. A LONG APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 36 IN A CALM WIND CONDITION. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT HEARD A "THUMP" AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A PERIMETER ROAD THAT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. THE "THUMP" OCCURRED WHEN THE PLANE STRUCK AN AUTOMOBILE. THE PILOT CONTINUED AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING, AND LEFT PROPELLER, THE AUTOMOBILE'S ROOF, WINDSHIELD, AND A FENDER WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS' OF THE AIRCRAFT OR AUTOMOBILE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.