# NTSB FTW71FPD34: Cessna 310J, N3137L, Saginaw, TX, January 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1971
- Place: Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0164  71/1/26    SAGINAW,TEX         CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1748                    N3137L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 13050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            253 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAGINAW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.WORTH,TEX                SAGINAW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT AND TRUCK DRIVER DIDNT SEE EACH OTHER.ROAD ABOUT 65 FT FROM RWY.RET TO FT WORTH,LND,FURTHR DMG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3137L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3137L-2023-08-14), registration cancelled 2023-08-14, S/N 310J0137, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (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: Saginaw

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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