# NTSB NYC66F0043: Cessna 310B, N295C, Leesburg, VA, June 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1965
- Place: Leesburg, VA · LEESBURG, VA
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1761  65/6/20    LEESBURG VA         CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1300
        TIME - 1030                    N295C               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GODFREY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT GEAR TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N295C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295C-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 35679, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (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: Godfrey

## Other investigations on N295C (2)

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 FTW88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA133), Jul 17, 1988: Cessna 310B (N295C), Ruston, LA, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA65F0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0062), Mar 7, 1965: Cessna 310 (N295C), Key West, FL, 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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