# NTSB FTW68D0228: Cessna 310, N255A, Greenville, TX, August 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1967
- Place: Greenville, TX · GREENVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.1384° N, 96.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1384&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2814   67/8/6    GREENVILLE,TEX      CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 700
        TIME - 1200                    N255A               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAJORS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PROP TIPS DAMAGED ON GO AROUND.GEAR LOCKED DOWN ON FINAL LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N255A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255A), registered now, S/N 35285, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Majors Field

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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