# NTSB LAX71DUG30: Cessna 310, N5267A, Yucca Valley, CA, November 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1970
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA · YUCCA VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.1142° N, 116.4322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yucca Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1142&lon=-116.4322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4220  70/11/21   YUCCA VALLEY,CAL    CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 750
        TIME - 1600                    N5267A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUCCA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUCCA VALLEY,CAL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK AMBER GR UP INDICATOR LIGHT FOR GREEN GR DOWN LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5267A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5267A-2017-05-22), registration cancelled 2017-05-22, S/N 35467, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yucca Valley

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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