# NTSB DEN70F0056: Cessna 310J, N146F, Cedar City, UT, August 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1969
- Place: Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
- Location: 37.6775° N, 113.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6775&lon=-113.0619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3501  69/8/14    CEDAR CITY,UT       CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N146F               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  51, 21000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7002 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR CITY,UT               LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O ON CLOSED RNWY,PLOWED UP ASPHALT. INADEQUATE TAXI-WAY MARKINGS OF RNWY BEING CLOSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N146F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar City

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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