- Date
- December 4, 1969
- Place
- St.Thomas, VI · ST.THOMAS,V.I., VI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N126XCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146830
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4681 69/12/4 ST.THOMAS,V.I. CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2139 TIME - 1823 N126X PX- 0 0 4 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S.TRUMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.CROIX,V.I. ST.THOMAS,V.I. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK REMARKS- L GR STRUT BRG INSTLD UPSIDE DOWN,SNAP RING WHICH LMTS OLEO STRUT EXTN NOT SEATED.GR STUCK IN WELL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N126X
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harry S.Truman
N126XRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2018 · Cessna 310Airframe modelCessna 310Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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.