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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310 · Ruston, LA · July 4, 1973

Date
July 4, 1973
Place
Ruston, LA
Airport
Ruston
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2606C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FRJ01
Reported as
Cessna 310
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

L gr dwn lock did not go over cntr when a/c raised-rust-dirt on lock mechsm-a/c flew 9HRS in 5 MO.

As the FAA filed it

L GR DWN LOCK DID NOT GO OVER CNTR WHEN A/C RAISED-RUST-DIRT ON LOCK MECHSM-A/C FLEW 9HRS IN 5 MO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.