CHI70F0314

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310D · Plymouth, MI · November 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1969
Place
Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6879TCessna 310D
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
153912

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4365   69/11/4   PLYMOUTH,MICH       CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 974
        TIME - 1450                    N6879T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METTETAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,MINN              PLYMOUTH,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TORQUE LINKS ON BOTH GR FAILED. ACFT INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS LDG GR ACDNT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6879T
Reported as
Cessna 310D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mettetal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.