# NTSB CHI66F0159: Cessna 310, N3002D, Pontiac, MI, July 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1965
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2221  65/7/22    PONTIAC MICH        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 6300
        TIME - 1755                    N3002D              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3002D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pontiac Municipal

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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