- Date
- December 6, 1968
- Place
- Estherville, IA · ESTHERVILLE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3688DCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4047 68/12/6 ESTHERVILLE,IOWA CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1540 TIME - 1630 N3688D PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTHERVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- MAIN GR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND. PLT FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOW EMERG HAND CRANK. RT STRUT FLAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3688D
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estherville
N3688DRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Cessna 310Airframe modelCessna 310Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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