MIA65F0095

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Bessemer, AL · April 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1965
Place
Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N310DCessna 310
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178841

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0919  65/4/18    BESSEMER ALA        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 7800
        TIME - 1130                    N310D               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 314 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N310D
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bessemer Mun.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.