# NTSB MKC67D0599: Cessna 310F, N6725X, Salina, KS, November 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1966
- Place: Salina, KS · SALINA, KS
- Location: 38.8107° N, 97.6146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salina, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8107&lon=-97.6146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0599
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0599

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4425   66/11/1   SALINA,KANS         CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 2398
        TIME - 1215                    N6725X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 798 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACTION MECHANISM TORQUE TUBE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6725X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6725X-2013-06-26), registration cancelled 2013-06-26, S/N 310-0025, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (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: Salina

## Other investigations on N6725X (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 ERA11FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA102), Jan 1, 2011: Cessna 310F (N6725X), Orange, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain separation from trees during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and lack of recent night flight experience.

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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