- Date
- August 13, 1966
- Place
- Chantilly, VA · CHANTILLY, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6778XCessna 310F
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2029 66/8/13 CHANTILLY VA CESSNA 310F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1000 TIME - 1445 N6778X PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INT. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATING ROD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6778X
- Reported as
- Cessna 310F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dulles Int.
N6778XRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Cessna 310FAirframe modelCessna 310FEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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.
Other investigations on N6778X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW85LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMidland, TXOn takeoff, the plt heard a loud bang when he cycled the gear up and he got a gear unsafe light. Personnel on the ground advised him that the nose gear was hanging down at a 45 degree angle, but the mains were up. The plt diverted to a nearby arpt that had…NTSB DIA67A0002Accident · No injuriesClosedChantilly, VA