# NTSB LAX78FUG21: Cessna 310D, N6886T, Chino, CA, April 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1978
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0527   78/4/5    CHINO,CA            CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 235
        TIME - 1130                    N6886T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                CHINO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- L MAIN ACTUATING BELLCRANK,P/N 0841137-1,FAILED.ACFT SLID INTO TRUCK PARKED 35FT FROM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6886T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6886T-1981-05-28), registration cancelled 1981-05-28, S/N 39186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chino

## 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 19780405005949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405005949A), Apr 5, 1978: Cessna T310R, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. L main actuating bellcrank,p/n 0841137-1,failed. Acft slid into trparked 35FT from rwy.

## Other investigations on N6886T (1)

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 CHI73DEP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP34), Dec 15, 1972: Cessna 310 (N6886T), Lake Geneva, WI, 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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