# NTSB MKC73FCD48: Cessna 310D, N6999T, Des Moines, IA, January 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1973
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0025  73/1/17    DES MOINES,IOWA     CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 3000
        TIME - 1000                    N6999T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 DES MOINES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUT DEFLATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6999T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6999T-2015-05-12), registration cancelled 2015-05-12, S/N 39299, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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: Des Moines Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730117001179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730117001179A), Jan 17, 1973: Cessna 310D, Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel strut deflated.

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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