# NTSB NYC68F0165: Cessna 310, N4440, Ambler, PA, August 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1967
- Place: Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
- Location: 40.1564° N, 75.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1564&lon=-75.2215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3207  67/8/29    AMBLER,PA           CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1235                    N4440               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      34, 5350 TOTAL HOURS, 430
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- H BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY,SUPPORT BRACKET,HAD PULLED  LOOSE FROM THE SPAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4440 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wings Field

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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