# NTSB NYC73FKM23: Cessna 310, N663R, Charlotte, NC, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&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, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FKM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FKM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0389   73/2/4    CHARLOTTE,NC        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 9200
        TIME - 0850                    N663R               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRI CITY,TENN               CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LNDG GR HAD AN APRXLY 30 DEG BEND 18 IN FM ATTACH END.UN DTRMN RIGGING OF LNDG GR DUE COND OF ROD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N663R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N663R-1991-11-26), registration cancelled 1991-11-26, S/N 35410 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730204001909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204001909A), Feb 4, 1973: Cessna 310, Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Lndg gr had an aprxly 30 deg bend 18 in fm attach end. Un dtrmn rigging of lndg gr due cond of rod.

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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