# NTSB MKC74FER03: Cessna 310J, N3165L, Owatonna, MN, August 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Owatonna, MN · OWATONNA, MN
- Location: 44.0924° N, 93.2336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owatonna, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0924&lon=-93.2336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FER03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2059   73/8/1    OWATONNA,MINN       CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 2094
        TIME - 1145                    N3165L              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWATONNA MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            OWATONNA,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CNTRL.RAN INTO PLOWED FLD.NO DMG.TRIED TO RET TO RWY,NOSE GR HIT FURROW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3165L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3165L), registered now, S/N 310J0165, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (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: Owatonna 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 19730801025649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801025649A), Aug 1, 1973: Cessna 310J, Owatonnasland, MN, Substantial damage. Plt lost directional cntrl. Ran into plowed fld. No dmg. Tried to ret to rwy, nose gr hit furrow.

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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