# NTSB DEN71FQA01: Cessna 310J, N3097L, Albuquerque, NM, July 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1971
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FQA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2328   71/7/1    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 15000
        TIME - 1400                    N3097L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAOS,N MEX                  ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3097L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

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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