# NTSB DIA67A0002: Cessna 310F, N6778X, Chantilly, VA, November 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1966
- Place: Chantilly, VA · CHANTILLY, VA
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4349  66/11/30   CHANTILLY VA        CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5558
        TIME - 1355                    N6778X              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DRIVE TUBE,PART NUMBER 0842120-1,BUCKLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6778X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6778X-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 310-0078, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (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: Dulles Intl.

## Other investigations on N6778X (2)

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 FTW85LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA249), Jun 9, 1985: Cessna 310F (N6778X), Midland, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0134), Aug 13, 1966: Cessna 310F (N6778X), Chantilly, VA, 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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