# NTSB IAD74DKM11: Cessna 310, N4063Q, Greensboro, NC, August 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1973
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2197   73/8/4    GREENSBORO,NC       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1057
        TIME - 1052                    N4063Q              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 825 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICO,MO                   GREENSBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- NO GR MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4063Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4063Q), registered now, S/N 310Q0724, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- 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: Greensboro

## 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 19730804023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804023549A), Aug 4, 1973: Cessna 310Q, Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. No gr malfunction found.

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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