NYC73FNC62

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310B · Burlington, VT · March 24, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 24, 1973
Place
Burlington, VT · BURLINGTON, VT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N310BCessna 310B
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730324008689A
Case key
170309

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0679  73/3/24    BURLINGTON,VT       CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1250
        TIME - 1030                    N310B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BURLINGTON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,VT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- BEND IN OTBD PUSH PULL TUBE PRECLUDED LNDGEAR FULL TRAVEL PAST CENTER PSN-LDG GR RIGGING VARIABLES

Aircraft

Registration
N310B
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burlington Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.