# Accident 19730704019779A: Cessna 310, Ruston, LA, July 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSTON RGNL (RSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2606C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2606C-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704019779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 FTW74FRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRJ01), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 310 (N2606C), Ruston, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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