FTW66F0534

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Mineral Wells, TX · February 25, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1966
Place
Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N765MSCessna 310
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173855

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0309  66/2/25    MINERAL WELLS TEX   CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5000
        TIME - 1430                    N765MS              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL WELLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N765MS
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mineral Wells

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