# NTSB NYC72FNE37: Cessna 310F, N6726X, Windsor Lock, CT, June 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1972
- Place: Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.6273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0799   72/6/2    WINDSOR LOCK,CONN   CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N6726X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 41, 7850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDEN,CONN                OXFORD,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR UPLOCK TORQUE TUBE ASSY PIVOT BOLT FAILED. LND WITH NOSE GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6726X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6726X-1980-03-18), registration cancelled 1980-03-18, S/N 310-0026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley

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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