# Accident 19890309020649A: Cessna 310, Long Beach, CA, March 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1989, 21:20 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8196° N, 118.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8196&lon=-118.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4899B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4899B-2007-09-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 20 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309020649A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RIDE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED,RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. TORQUE LINK BOLT WASHERS UNDERSIZE.HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED

## 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 LAX89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA118), Mar 10, 1989: Cessna 310 (N4899B), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR STRUT ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

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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