# NTSB MKC75FCA20: Cessna 310, N653R, Washington, MO, February 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1975
- Place: Washington, MO · WASHINGTON, MO
- Location: 38.5519° N, 91.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5519&lon=-91.0155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0436  75/2/19    WASHINGTON,MO       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2156
        TIME - 1435                    N653R               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 WASHINGTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR COLLAP ON LDG ROLL.BENT PUSH-PULL ROD.RECENT HISTORY OF UNSAFE LDG GR INDICATIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N653R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653R-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 35460, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Washington

## 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 19750219003449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750219003449A), Feb 19, 1975: Cessna 310, Washington, MO, Substantial damage. Left gear collap on ldg roll. Bent push-pull rod. Recent history of unsafe ldg gr indications.

## Other investigations on N653R (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 CHI66F0546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0546), Jan 19, 1966: Cessna 310 (N653R), South Bend, IN, substantial damage

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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