# NTSB MIA65F0062: Cessna 310, N295C, Key West, FL, March 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1965
- Place: Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0680   65/3/7    KEY WEST FLA        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1200
        TIME - 1552                    N295C               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY WEST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N295C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295C-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 35679, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Key West

## Other investigations on N295C (2)

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 FTW88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA133), Jul 17, 1988: Cessna 310B (N295C), Ruston, LA, minor damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0043), Jun 20, 1965: Cessna 310B (N295C), Leesburg, VA, 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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