Cessna C-310R accident near Buffalo, New York, April 22, 1986
On April 22, 1986 at about 6:30 am local time, a Cessna C-310R, registered N1909G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Buffalo, New York (Buffalo airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 22, 1986 · about 6:30 am local time
- Place
- Buffalo, New York · Buffalo
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-310R
- Registration
- N1909G · no longer on the register · serial 310R-1225
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT OF THE C-310R STATED UPON LANDING FLARE HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HIS SPEED WAS SUCH THAT HE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN ON RELANDING RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR WING AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,800 hours in all; 600 in this make and model; 270 in the last 90 days; 2,800 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,988 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 3, 1985; 993 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,500 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-540M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ROC Rochester NY
- Destination: BUF Buffalo NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 32, 5,376 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat
- Temperature: 34°F (1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 6:15 am from BUF, 70 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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