# NTSB MIA72FKT25: Cessna 310N, N6977L, W Palm Beach, FL, October 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1971
- Place: W Palm Beach, FL · W PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKT25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKT25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4059  71/10/18   W PALM BEACH,FLA    CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1235                    N6977L              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 35, 4138 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W PALM BEACH,FLA            ASHVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF W NS GR SHIMMY DAMPER NOT INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6977L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6977L-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 310N-0006, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (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: Palm Beach Intl

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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