# NTSB MIA70F0274: Cessna 310, N126X, St.Thomas, VI, December 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1969
- Place: St.Thomas, VI · ST.THOMAS,V.I., VI
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0274
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0274

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4681   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126X-2018-08-23), registration cancelled 2018-08-23, S/N 35021, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harry S.Truman

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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