# NTSB NYC78FNC17: Cessna 31OJ, N3107L, Bangor, ME, February 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Bangor, ME · BANGOR, ME
- Location: 44.8012° N, 68.7778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bangor, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8012&lon=-68.7778&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 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNC17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0365  78/2/27    BANGOR,ME           CESSNA 31OJ         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 847
        TIME - 1600                    N3107L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 263 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANGOR INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WTRVILLE,NOVA SCOTIA        BANGOR,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- DOWN LOCK SPRING ON RIGHT GEAR WAS BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3107L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3107L-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 310J0107, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 31OJ
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (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: Bangor Intl

## 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 19780227003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227003239A), Feb 27, 1978: Cessna 310J, Bangor, ME, Substantial damage. Down lock spring on right gear was broken.

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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