# NTSB CHI66D0586: Cessna 310G, N8987Z, Cleveland, OH, January 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1966
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0586
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0586

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0450  66/1/31    CLEVELAND OHIO      CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N8987Z              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 34, 5800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            692 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVELAND-HOPKINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF NORMAL GR EXTENSION SYSTEM FOR UNDET REASON.PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY USE MANUAL SYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8987Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8987Z), registered now, S/N 310G0087, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins

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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