# NTSB DEN79FTC01: Cessna 310P, N5752M, Pinedale, WY, October 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1978
- Place: Pinedale, WY · PINEDALE, WY
- Location: 42.8676° N, 109.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinedale, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8676&lon=-109.8705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3379  78/10/26 NR.PINEDALE,WY        CESSNA 310P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3500
        TIME - 2000                    N5752M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH WENTZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEREY,CA                PINEDALE,WY
        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: [N5752M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5752M), registered now, S/N 310P0052, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Registry model: [Cessna T-310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-310p) (registry code 2074240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ralph Wentz

## 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 19781026034779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781026034779A), Oct 26, 1978: Cessna T310R, Pinedale,Wy, WY, 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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