# NTSB MIA79FKJ48: Cessna 310, N4169Q, Birmingham, AL, July 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1979
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1255   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4169Q), registered now, S/N 310N-0069, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (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: Birmingham 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 19790703015399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703015399A), Jul 3, 1979: Cessna 310N, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Right landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Found push pull tube bent and binding.

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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