# NTSB MKC71FCJ60: Cessna 310J, N3008L, Omaha, NE, April 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1971
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCJ60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1395  71/4/30    OMAHA,NEBR          CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2330                    N3008L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      32, 3194 TOTAL HOURS, 475
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATOR ROD BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3008L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3008L-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 310J0008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna U-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u-3a) (registry code 2074206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley Airfield

## Other investigations on N3008L (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 MKC73AK048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK048), Jan 21, 1973: Cessna 310J (N3008L), Omaha, NE, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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