# NTSB FTW79DPG04: Cessna 310Q, N7707Q, De Queen, AR, October 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1978
- Place: De Queen, AR · DE QUEEN, AR
- Location: 34.0422° N, 94.3421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Queen, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0422&lon=-94.3421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2930   78/10/3   DE QUEEN,AR         CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N7707Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 41, 1039 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            219 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVIER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NACOGDOCHES,TX              DE QUEEN,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7707Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7707Q-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N 310Q0207, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (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: Sevier County

## 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 19781003030619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781003030619A), Oct 3, 1978: Cessna T310R, De Queen, AR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7707Q (1)

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 FTW77DRG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG71), Sep 9, 1977: Cessna 310 (N7707Q), Laredo, TX, 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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