# NTSB LAX78FUA14: Cessna 310L, N3300X, Torrance, CA, April 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0994   78/4/7    TORRANCE,CA         CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1350                    N3300X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  48, 3215 TOTAL HOURS, 380
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE COUNTY,CA            TORRANCE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3300X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrance

## 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 19780407010259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407010259A), Apr 7, 1978: Cessna 310L, Torrance, CA, 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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