# NTSB NYC70F0117: Cessna 310D, N6740T, Atlantic City, NJ, July 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1969
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2639  69/7/30    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 3350
        TIME - 1630                    N6740T              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1812 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            ATLANTIC CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- NO FLUID IN L BRAKE RESV.R BRAKE WEAK.ACFT UTILIZED FOR SURVEY SAMPLE PICK UP FROM BOAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6740T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6740T-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 39040, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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: Bader Field

## Other investigations on N6740T (2)

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 LAX85LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA339), Jul 22, 1985: Cessna 310D (N6740T), Kahului, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80DJA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA17), May 24, 1980: Cessna 310A (N6740T), Honolulu, HI, 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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