# NTSB MIA79FLA11: Cessna 310H, N1081Q, Daytona Bch, FL, January 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1979
- Place: Daytona Bch, FL · DAYTONA BCH, FL
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0363  79/1/25    DAYTONA BCH,FL      CESSNA 310H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 5360
        TIME - 1237                    N1081Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5160 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BCH REGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            DAYTONA BCH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- AFT END OF INTERMEDIATE GEAR DRIVE TUBE ASSY,P/N 0840125-3,FROZE & SEPARATED FM ROD END ASSY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1081Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1081Q-1997-03-20), registration cancelled 1997-03-20, S/N 310H0081 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Registry model: [Cessna 310H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (registry code 2074220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Daytona Bch Regnl

## 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 19790125001499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790125001499A), Jan 25, 1979: Cessna 310H, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing.. Investigation revealed failure of landing gear extension mechanism.

## Other investigations on N1081Q (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 LAX94FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA355), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 310H (N1081Q), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed.

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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