# NTSB IAD70FHD18: Cessna 310F, N5852X, New Castle, DE, April 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1970
- Place: New Castle, DE · NEW CASTLE, DE
- Location: 39.6700° N, 75.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6700&lon=-75.5665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FHD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FHD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1964  70/4/18    NEW CASTLE,DEL      CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 8050
        TIME - 1916                    N5852X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER WILMINGTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,DEL              NEW CASTLE,DEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- L PUSH PULL UP-LOCK ROD ASSY BRKN.DEF MICRO-SWITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5852X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5852X-2026-03-31), registration cancelled 2026-03-31, S/N 310-0152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (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: Greater Wilmingtn

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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