# NTSB CHI77FEX34: Cessna 310Q, N69584, W.Lafayette, IN, June 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1977
- Place: W.Lafayette, IN · W.LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.4437° N, 86.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4437&lon=-86.9236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2229  77/6/16    W.LAFAYETTE,IN      CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3141
        TIME - 0851                    N69584              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W.LAFAYETTE,IN              TOCCOA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69584](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69584), registered now, S/N 310Q0801, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Purdue University

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770616018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770616018249A), Jun 16, 1977: Cessna 310Q, W.Lafayette, IN, Minor 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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