# NTSB CHI68F0639: Cessna 310J, N3166L, Plymouth, MI, March 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1968
- Place: Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0639
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0639

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0533  68/3/25    PLYMOUTH,MICH       CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N3166L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1455 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3166L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166L-2012-09-27), registration cancelled 2012-09-27, S/N 310J0166, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (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: National

## Other investigations on N3166L (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 IAD78FLQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ04), Nov 6, 1977: Cessna 310J (N3166L), Paducah, KY, substantial damage

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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