# NTSB CHI68A0032: Cessna 310L, N3282X, Plymouth, IN, September 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1967
- Place: Plymouth, IN · PLYMOUTH, IN
- Location: 41.3488° N, 86.3193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3488&lon=-86.3193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2502  67/9/27    PLYMOUTH,IND        CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N3282X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 37, 5200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR IDLER BELL CRANK ARM FAILED. L.NOSE-WHEEL DOOR ACTUATING ROD LOOSE. 0.7HR SINCE 100HR INSP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3282X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plymouth Muni

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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