# NTSB MIA65F0011: Cessna 310, N3602D, Charlotte, NC, March 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1965
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0899   65/3/5    CHARLOTTE NC        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N3602D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 41, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR RETRACTION BELLCRANK #0842103.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3602D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3602D-1991-08-19), registration cancelled 1991-08-19, S/N 35302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas

## Other investigations on N3602D (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 ATL91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA042), Jan 23, 1991: Cessna 310 (N3602D), Brunswick, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT.

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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