# NTSB NYC74FHM07: Cessna 310F, N5809X, Neptune, NJ, September 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Neptune, NJ · NEPTUNE, NJ
- Location: 40.2105° N, 74.0536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Neptune, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2105&lon=-74.0536&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2684   73/9/9    NEPTUNE,NJ          CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 6250
        TIME - 2005                    N5809X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASBURY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCRANTON,PA                 ASBURY PARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WHILE TAXING IN TURNING AREA ACFT STRUCK DEEP RUT AT EDGE OF RWY,NO LGTS IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5809X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5809X-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 310-0109, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (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: Asbury Park

## 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 19730909030199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909030199A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 310F, Neptune, NJ, Substantial damage. While taxing in turning area acft struck deep rut at edge of rwy,no lgts in area.

## Other investigations on N5809X (1)

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 DEN82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA002), Oct 4, 1981: Cessna 310 (N5809X), Eureka, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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