# NTSB ANC74IA085: Cessna 310L, N2265F, Bethel, AK, June 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1974
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74IA085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74IA085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0018  74/6/29    BETHEL,ALAS         CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2750
        TIME - 1739                    N2265F              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,ALAS                ST MARYS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- UNSAFE DOWN IND,VISUAL CHK,GR APPEARED LOCKED.R GR COLLAPSED ON T/D.BOLT BRKN,DOWNLOCK MECH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2265F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2265F), registered now, S/N 310L-0065, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bethel

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.

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