# NTSB NYC68F0373: Cessna 310L, N2281F, West Miflin, PA, February 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1968
- Place: West Miflin, PA · WEST MIFLIN, PA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0373
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0373

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0296   68/2/5    WEST MIFLIN,PA      CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1455
        TIME - 1845                    N2281F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- INTERMEDIATE GR DRIVE TUBE ASSY P/N0840125-3 BENT FROM PREVIOUS ACCIDENT AND NOT REPLACED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2281F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2281F), registered now, S/N 310L-0081, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (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: Allegheny County

## Other investigations on N2281F (1)

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 MIA68F0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0152), Sep 1, 1967: Cessna 310L (N2281F), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, 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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