# NTSB MIA66D0466: Cessna 310C, N1738H, West Palm Bc, FL, March 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1966
- Place: West Palm Bc, FL · WEST PALM BC, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0466
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0466

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0585  66/3/23    WEST PALM BC FLA    CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 356
        TIME - 1700                    N1738H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1738H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738H-1994-01-18), registration cancelled 1994-01-18, S/N 35838 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Beach

## Other investigations on N1738H (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 ATL94LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA016), Nov 13, 1993: Cessna 310C (N1738H), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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