# NTSB DEN69D0129: Cessna 310F, N5821X, Watkins, CO, October 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1968
- Place: Watkins, CO · WATKINS, CO
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3708  68/10/12   WATKINS,COLO        CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1100
        TIME - 0800                    N5821X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5821X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5821X-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 310-0121 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyline

## Other investigations on N5821X (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 DEN70A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0034), Nov 12, 1969: Cessna 310F (N5821X), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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