# NTSB FTW80FRA46: Cessna 310J, N3065L, Houston, TX, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1903  80/8/16    HOUSTON,TX          CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2304
        TIME - 1705                    N3065L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM P HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAPORT,TX                   HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT M/G DWN LOCK BELLCRANK FOUND BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3065L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3065L-2012-11-06), registration cancelled 2012-11-06, S/N 310J0065, 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: William P Hobby

## 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 19800816036639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036639A), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 310J, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing roll due to a broken down lock bell crank.

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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