# NTSB MIA71FKG52: Cessna 310C, N1821H, St Simons Isle, GA, December 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1970
- Place: St Simons Isle, GA · ST SIMONS ISLE, GA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4263   70/12/4   ST SIMONS ISLE,GA   CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3000
        TIME - 1322                    N1821H              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALCOLM-MCKINNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              JEKYLL ISLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DURG INITIAL T/D R GR SEPD,PLT REJECTED LDG.ON 2ND APCH PLT ADZ CUTTING ENGS.STRUT BROKE AT WELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1821H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1821H-1970-12-22), registration cancelled 1970-12-22, S/N 35921 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Malcolm-Mckinnon

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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