NYC67F0654

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310D · New Haven, CT · April 29, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1967
Place
New Haven, CT · NEW HAVEN, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6980TCessna 310D
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117062

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1354  67/4/29    NEW HAVEN,CONN      CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N6980T              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 31, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWEED-NEW HAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- HEAD AND BEARING,SHIMMEY DAMPNER P/N 0842400-2 AND RING LOCK P/N NAS 669-131 MISSING,NOT AT SCENE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6980T
Reported as
Cessna 310D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tweed-New Haven

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.