# Accident 19881117051139A: Cessna 310I, St Louis, MO, November 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1988, 21:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6293° N, 90.1902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6293&lon=-90.1902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8147M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8147M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 140 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117051139A

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT AND UNABLE TO CORRECT MANUALLY. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. POOR RIGGING OF THE GEAR.

## 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 MKC89LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA025), Nov 18, 1988: Cessna 310 (N8147M), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8147M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960205006579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960205006579I), Feb 5, 1996: Cessna 310I (N8147M), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on 3-5-96 while enroute from sba to las on an ifa flight plan, the pilot indicated he experienced a total electrical failure. Los angeles ARTCC…
- [Accident 19790108000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108000499A), Jan 8, 1979: Cessna 310I (N8147M), Festus, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit a snowbank short of runway on landing.

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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