# NTSB NYC67F0389: Cessna 310L, N2216F, Morristown, NJ, November 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1966
- Place: Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0389

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3688  66/11/29   MORRISTOWN NJ       CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N2216F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 36, 750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSEGEAR BELLCRANK FAILED.ACFT 30.9 HRS SINCE NEW.SPACER,P/N 43-4-6,NOT INSTALLED.BOLT OVERTORQUED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2216F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2216F-1968-01-29), registration cancelled 1968-01-29, S/N 310L-0016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown Muni

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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