# NTSB DEN78FQA24: Cessna 310, N7727Q, Albuquerque, NM, May 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1978
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FQA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2681  78/5/25    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 16000
        TIME - 0825                    N7727Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL DOOR NOT ATTACHED TO ACTIVATING ARM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7727Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7727Q), registered now, S/N 310Q0227, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (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: Albuquerque

## 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 19780525012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525012089A), May 25, 1978: Cessna T310R, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Nosewheel door not attached to activating arm.

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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