# NTSB LAX74FUM23: Cessna 310N, N4150Q, Santee, CA, March 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1974
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0760  74/3/31    SANTEE,CALIF        CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2323
        TIME - 1515                    N4150Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTEE,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD OK.TRIED TO TAXI TO RAMP BEFORE GR MALF WAS CHKD OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4150Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillespie Field

## 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 19740331006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740331006509A), Mar 31, 1974: Cessna 310N, Santee, CA, Substantial damage. Plt lndd ok. Tried to taxi to ramp before gr malf was chkd out.

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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