# NTSB FTW77FPG67: Cessna 310, N3647D, El Dorado, AR, July 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
- Location: 33.2190° N, 92.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-92.6641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1574  77/7/15    EL DORADO,AR        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 815
        TIME - 1230                    N3647D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODWIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,AR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- RT MN NOT FULLY EXTENDED,COLLAPSED ON T/D.COLLAPSED PREVIOUSLY,RETURNED TO SVC 7/14/77.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3647D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3647D), registered now, S/N 35347 (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: Goodwin

## 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 19770715020839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715020839A), Jul 15, 1977: Cessna 310, El Dorado, AR, Substantial damage. Rt MN not fully extended,collapsed on t/d.collapsed previously,returned to svc 7/14/77.

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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