# NTSB LAX69F0189: Cessna 310J, N3066L, Santa Ana, CA, November 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1968
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0189

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4408  68/11/26   SANTA ANA,CALIF     CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3000
        TIME - 1222                    N3066L              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 485 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR MAIN DRIVE,PART NO 08-42120-1,BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3066L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3066L-2007-05-18), registration cancelled 2007-05-18, S/N 310J0066, 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: Orange County

## Other investigations on N3066L (2)

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.

- [NTSB ATL89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA031), Nov 12, 1988: Cessna 310J (N3066L), Carrollton, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL83LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA283), Jul 19, 1983: Cessna 310 (N3066L), Wheeling, WV, substantial damage

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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