# NTSB MKC66F0402: Cessna 310H, N1142Q, Des Moines, IA, January 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1966
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0402

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0922  66/1/19    DES MOINES IOWA     CESSNA 310H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 10869
        TIME - 1726                    N1142Q              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1280 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1142Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Des Moines

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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