# NTSB MIA66F0345: Cessna 310C, N627W, Memphis, TN, December 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1965
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0345

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3734  65/12/22   MEMPHIS TENN        CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 5250
        TIME - 0820                    N627W               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR MAIN DRIVE TUBE ASSEMBLY P/N 0842120-1 FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N627W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627W-1975-01-24), registration cancelled 1975-01-24, S/N 35939 (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: Memphis

## Other investigations on N627W (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 LAX75AL008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL008-201218), Aug 19, 1974: Cessna 310C (N627W), Holbrook, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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