- Date
- May 20, 1970
- Place
- Fort Smith, AR · FORT SMITH, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68ECessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122978
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2180 70/5/20 FORT SMITH,ARK CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 755 TIME - 0805 N68E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT SMITH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENA,ARK FORT SMITH,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING REMARKS- LDG GEAR TORQUE TUBE BRACKET P/N0822275-102 LOOSE.RIVET HOLES ENLARGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68E
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fort Smith
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