# NTSB LAX68F0240: Cessna 310G, N8904Z, Santa Monca, CA, December 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1967
- Place: Santa Monca, CA · SANTA MONCA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4448   67/12/9   SANTA MONCA,CALIF   CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME - 1655                    N8904Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SCUFF MARKS ON OUTBOARD SIDE OF RT MAIN TIRE INDICATED SIDE LOADS ON PREVIOUS LNDGS OR TAKEOFFS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8904Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8904Z), registered now, S/N 310G0004, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (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: San Monica

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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