# NTSB DEN73FTE94: Cessna 310C, N9069R, Pueblo, CO, June 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1973
- Place: Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2403  73/6/23    PUEBLO,COLO         CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 470
        TIME - 0840                    N9069R              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ARLINGTON,TEX               SALIDA,COLO                  PUEBLO,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- LNDG GR ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILED.NO WARNING LT TO INDC INTMD GR POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9069R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9069R-2018-09-14), registration cancelled 2018-09-14, S/N 35779, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial

## 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 19730623023349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730623023349A), Jun 23, 1973: Cessna 310C, Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Lndg gr actuator motor failed. No warning lt to indc intmd gr position.

## Other investigations on N9069R (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 UNK64X0330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0330), Jan 23, 1964: Cessna 310C (N9069R), Dyersburg, TN, 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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