# NTSB Accident IAD97LA042
> **Cessna 310F** · 1997-01-17 · BRIDGEPORT, CT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA042
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07306
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-17
- **Location:** BRIDGEPORT, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 310F
- **Registration:** N1761G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.  Related factors were: the pilot's misunderstanding of the wind conditions, and the resultant quartering tail wind.

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