# NTSB CHI71FEM80: Cessna 310, N8173M, Muskegon, MI, May 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1971
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEM80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEM80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1665  71/5/20    MUSKEGON,MICH       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N8173M              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 46, 6537 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            444 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSKEGON,MICH               MILWAUKEE,WISC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- ON TKOF THERE WAS A MALFNCTN DRNG RETRCTN CYCLE.NS GR CENTRNG ROLLER BRCKET HAD MOVED AFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8173M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173M-1991-01-30), registration cancelled 1991-01-30, S/N 310I0173 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muskegon

## Other investigations on N8173M (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 CHI68F0555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0555), Jan 13, 1968: Cessna 310I (N8173M), Grand Rapids, MI, 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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