- Date
- May 16, 1975
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3040LCessna 310J
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750516010329A
- Case key
- 148509
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0971 75/5/16 FARMINGTON,NM CESSNA 310J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1515 N3040L PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 36, 15370 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 530 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTOM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAYENTA,AZ FARMINGTON,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- IDLER ARM BELLCRANK FAILED DRG RETRACT.UN EXTEND NOSE GR.LNDD ON MAIN GR,NOSE GR TRAIL PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3040L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farmingtom Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.