# NTSB NYC70AN076: Cessna 310N, N5079Q, Thomasville, PA, January 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1970
- Place: Thomasville, PA · THOMASVILLE, PA
- Location: 39.9287° N, 76.8505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomasville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9287&lon=-76.8505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0156  70/1/24    THOMASVILLE,PA      CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2055                    N5079Q              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 41, 2548 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            332 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YORK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              THOMASVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- R GR WOULDNT RETRACT ON PREVIOUS T/O. FLEW TO DEST. GR RETRACT LINKAGE FAILED. R GR SWITCH FAULTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5079Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: York

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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