# NTSB DIA69F0068: Cessna 310K, N6918L, Star, NC, September 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1968
- Place: Star, NC · STAR, NC
- Location: 35.3979° N, 79.7835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Star, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3979&lon=-79.7835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3271  68/9/26    STAR,NC             CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 10000
        TIME - 1330                    N6918L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PINCHED
        REMARKS- RT TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO A PINCHED INNER TUBE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6918L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6918L-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 310K0018, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (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: Montgomery

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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