- Date
- May 4, 1967
- Place
- Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6921LCessna 310K
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117335
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2732 67/5/4 BLOCK ISLAND,RI CESSNA 310K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3000 TIME - 1545 N6921L PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND 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 P/N 84L103 DID NOT ALLOW NECESSARY OVERCENTER TRAVEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6921L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Block Island
N6921LRegistration cancelled Jul 23, 2013 · Cessna 310KAirframe modelCessna 310KEngine 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 N6921L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB BFO95LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColumbiana, OHThe improper maintenance installation and the subsequent separation of the torque links on the left main landing gear during the landing roll.NTSB NYC68F0067Accident · No injuriesClosedDeer Park, NYNTSB NYC66F0609Accident · No injuriesClosedSelden, NY