# NTSB MKC72DCJ05: Cessna 310G, N8957Z, Columbus, NE, July 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1971
- Place: Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Location: 41.4371° N, 97.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4371&lon=-97.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2451  71/7/10    COLUMBUS,NEBR       CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 505
        TIME - 2020                    N8957Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAPID CITY,S DAK            COLUMBUS,NEBR
        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: [N8957Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957Z-2020-12-05), registration cancelled 2020-12-05, S/N 310G0057, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (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: Columbus

## Other investigations on N8957Z (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 CEN17LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA340), Sep 1, 2017: Cessna 310G (N8957Z), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collapse of the right main landing gear due to a bent pushrod, which precluded the gear from fully extending. The reason for the bent pushrod could not be determined based on the available…

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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