# NTSB MIA75FKG41: Cessna 310, N3684D, Chamblee, GA, October 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3117  74/10/24   CHAMBLEE,GA         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 586
        TIME - 1515                    N3684D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 461 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMBLEE,GA                 DAYTONA BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT DEFLATED HUNG UP ON RETRACTION CAUSED LINKAGE FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3684D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3684D-2018-01-23), registration cancelled 2018-01-23, S/N 35384, built 1956 (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: Dekalb Peachtree

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741024034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024034999A), Oct 24, 1974: Cessna 310, Chamblee, GA, Substantial damage. Nose gear strut deflated hung up on retraction caused linkage failure.

## Other investigations on N3684D (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA68F0326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0326), Dec 3, 1967: Cessna 310 (N3684D), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0107), Jul 25, 1966: Cessna 310 (N3684D), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

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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