# NTSB MIA70D0256: Cessna 310G, N8940Z, Hapeville, GA, July 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1969
- Place: Hapeville, GA · HAPEVILLE, GA
- Location: 33.6608° N, 84.4094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hapeville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6608&lon=-84.4094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3267  69/7/24    HAPEVILLE,GA        CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 3788
        TIME - 1240                    N8940Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 601 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAPEVILLE,GA                CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8940Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8940Z-2017-07-20), registration cancelled 2017-07-20, S/N 310G-0040, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Atlanta

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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