# NTSB MIA79FKG55: Cessna 310C, N1DY, Chamblee, GA, July 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1979
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2798  79/7/18    CHAMBLEE,GA         CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2510
        TIME - 2050                    N1DY                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEACHTREE DEKALB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOL,TN                  CHAMBLEE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BOX FAILED INTERNALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1DY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1DY-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 39020, 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: Peachtree Dekalb

## 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 19790718028379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718028379A), Jul 18, 1979: Cessna 310C, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Landing gear box failed internally. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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