# NTSB NYC68F0067: Cessna 310K, N6921L, Deer Park, NY, July 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1967
- Place: Deer Park, NY · DEER PARK, NY
- Location: 40.7614° N, 73.3217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7614&lon=-73.3217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2279   67/7/7    DEER PARK,NY        CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1327
        TIME - 1040                    N6921L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        REMARKS- R.MAIN LDG GR UNMACHINED LOWER SIDE LINK PIN 84L103 DID NOT ALLOW NECESSARY OVER CENTER TRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6921L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6921L-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 310K0021, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Park

## Other investigations on N6921L (3)

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 BFO95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA094), Aug 29, 1995: Cessna 310K (N6921L), Columbiana, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The improper maintenance installation and the subsequent separation of the torque links on the left main landing gear during the landing roll.
- [NTSB NYC68F0180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0180), May 4, 1967: Cessna 310K (N6921L), Block Island, RI, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0609](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0609), Apr 8, 1966: Cessna 310K (N6921L), Selden, NY, 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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