- Date
- December 18, 1973
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N488SSCessna 310D
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731218039969A
- Case key
- 187445
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3929 73/12/18 SAN DIEGO,CALIF CESSNA 310D CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2145 N488SS PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 1422 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 87 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CALIF SAN DIEGO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- L GR COLLAPSED. PUSH-PULL TUBE ASSY BENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N488SS
- Reported as
- Cessna 310D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brown Field
N488SSRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 310DAirframe modelCessna 310DEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.