# NTSB IAD74DKM25: Cessna 310Q, N69561, Winston Salem, NC, November 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Winston Salem, NC · WINSTON SALEM, NC
- Location: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0999&lon=-80.2442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3452   73/11/1   WINSTON SALEM,NC    CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3500
        TIME - 1518                    N69561              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINSTON SALEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 WINSTON SALEM,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- UPLOCK PUSH-PULL TUBE P/N 0841142-1 BKN ON LOCK END WHEEL WELL TORQUE BKT P/N 5028002-1 LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N69561 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winston Salem

## 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 19731101035129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101035129A), Nov 1, 1973: Cessna 310Q, Winston Salem, NC, Substantial damage. Uplock push-pull tube p/n 0841142-1 bkn on lock end wheel well torque bkt p/n 5028002-1 loose.

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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