# NTSB MIA79FKG23: Cessna 310C, N1717H, Augusta, GA, March 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1979
- Place: Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1292  79/3/10    AUGUSTA,GA          CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 5612
        TIME - 0844                    N1717H              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 952 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 AUGUSTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM FAILED-PLT LANDED SHORT ATTEMPTING DEAD ENG LDG-PLT SUCCUMBED 4-13-79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1717H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1717H-2016-09-14), registration cancelled 2016-09-14, S/N 35817, 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: Bush Field

## 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 19790310008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310008639A), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 310, Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. Nose gear failed to lock down. Pilot elected to land dead stick. Crash landed short of runway. Pilot injuries fatal.

## Other investigations on N1717H (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 FTW68D0370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0370), Nov 25, 1967: Cessna 172H (N1717H), Alief, TX, 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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