# NTSB FTW76DPA35: Cessna 310D, N6952T, Dallas, TX, September 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1976
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2583   76/9/8    DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N6952T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35, 5361 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BIRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.WORTH,TX                 TYLER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6952T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6952T), registered now, S/N 39252, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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: Red Bird

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760908028699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908028699A), Sep 8, 1976: Cessna 310D, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6952T (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK70FVW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVW16), May 19, 1970: Cessna 310D (N6952T), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0200), Nov 23, 1968: Cessna 310 (N6952T), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage

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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