MKC78FER22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Blaine, MN · January 4, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1978
Place
Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1780HCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780104000899A
Case key
143569

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0017   78/1/4    BLAINE,MN           CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1045                    N1780H              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      30, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 273
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAINE,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- ROD PIN NOT CONNECTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1780H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anoka Co

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.