# NTSB MIA72DKJ41: Cessna 310, N316D, Ardmore, AL, February 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1972
- Place: Ardmore, AL · ARDMORE, AL
- Location: 34.9878° N, 86.8290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9878&lon=-86.8290&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKJ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2024  72/2/12    ARDMORE,ALA         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 1335
        TIME - 1500                    N316D               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARDMORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FLA               FAYETTEVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HAD RADIO FAILURE DRG INST APCH TO HSV,DIVERTED TO 1ST AVBL FLD VFR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N316D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316D-2013-07-18), registration cancelled 2013-07-18, S/N 35489, built 1951 (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: Ardmore

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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