# NTSB NYC77FHA37: Cessna 310, N310W, Doylestown, PA, September 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1977
- Place: Doylestown, PA · DOYLESTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2529   77/9/8    DOYLESTOWN,PA       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2530
        TIME - 1800                    N310W               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOYLESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHESTER,PA             DOYLESTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- WASHER, P/N 0841000-70 MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N310W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310W-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 35028, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Doylestown

## 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 19770908026309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770908026309A), Sep 8, 1977: Cessna 310, Doylestown, PA, Substantial damage. Washer, p/n 0841000-70 missing.

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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