# NTSB NYC70D0075: Cessna 310, N3654D, Atco, NJ, July 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1969
- Place: Atco, NJ · ATCO, NJ
- Location: 39.7700° N, 74.8617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atco, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7700&lon=-74.8617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3353  69/7/31    ATCO,NJ             CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2205
        TIME - 0030                    N3654D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATCO,NJ                     DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS TAXIING FROM TURF ONTO HARD SURFACE OF THE ATCO DRAG STRIP.NOSE GR HIT EDGE OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3654D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3654D-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 35354, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3654D (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 CHI67F0537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0537), Mar 15, 1967: Cessna 310 (N3654D), Fraser, MI, 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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