# NTSB NYC69F0128: Cessna 310, N3310, Burlington, VT, July 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1968
- Place: Burlington, VT · BURLINGTON, VT
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2868   68/7/8    BURLINGTON,VT       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 10000
        TIME - 0940                    N3310               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- TORQUE BOLT,LEFT GR,CAME LOOSE ALLOWING TORQUE LINKS TO SEPARATE. BOLT WAS NOT SAFETIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3310](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3310-1988-04-12), registration cancelled 1988-04-12, S/N 35593 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burlington

## Other investigations on N3310 (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 NYC66F0482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0482), Jan 28, 1966: Cessna 310B (N3310), Portland, ME, 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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