# NTSB NYC70F0156: Cessna 310L, N3319X, Reading, PA, September 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1969
- Place: Reading, PA · READING, PA
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3612  69/9/24    READING,PA          CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1748                    N3319X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 2965 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            248 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - READING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KUTZTOWN,PA                 PHILADELPHIA,PA              READING,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- AN25-50A BOLT FAILED.DRG RETRACT NOSE WHEEL,NOT STRAIGHT,JAMMED AGAINST GR DOORS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3319X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3319X-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 310L-0169, 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: Reading

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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