- Date
- July 3, 1979
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4169QCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790703015399A
- Case key
- 134978
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1255 79/7/3 BIRMINGHAM,AL CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 800 TIME - 1050 N4169Q PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,TX BIRMINGHAM,AL 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING REMARKS- SEALED BEARINGS IN LDG GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM FND TO BE BINDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4169Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.