# NTSB MIA76FLD54: Cessna 310C, N1798H, Kissimmee, FL, April 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2694  76/4/26    KISSIMMEE,FL        CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1724
        TIME - 1155                    N1798H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KISSIMMEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KISSIMMEE,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT START OF TAXI.ALL BUT TWO PUSH-PULL TUBES IN RETRACT & EXTEND,RERIGGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1798H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1798H-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 35898, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (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: Kissimmee Muni

## 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 19760426018779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426018779A), Apr 26, 1976: Cessna 310C, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Rt main gear collapsed at start of taxi. All but two push-pull tubes in retract & extend,rerigged.

## Other investigations on N1798H (1)

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 LAX89LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA177), May 3, 1989: Cessna 310C (N1798H), Jackson, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (PILOT IN COMMAND) TO REJECT THE TAKEOFF AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER ON ONE ENGINE WHEN SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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