# NTSB OAK70D0173: Cessna 310J, N3106L, Fulton, CA, November 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1969
- Place: Fulton, CA · FULTON, CA
- Location: 38.4937° N, 122.7734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fulton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4937&lon=-122.7734&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4359  69/11/13   FULTON,CALIF        CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N3106L              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 38, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE LDG GR IDLER ARM P/N 0842102-2 FAILED AT AFT PUSH-PULL ROD CONNECTING BOLT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3106L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3106L-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 310J0106, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- 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: Sonoma County

## Other investigations on N3106L (2)

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 CEN09CA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA457), Jul 10, 2009: Cessna 310 (N3106L), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pivot pin in the side brace of the right main landing gear resulting in the gear collapse during taxi for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB OAK70D0085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0085), Aug 1, 1969: Cessna 310J (N3106L), Annapolis, CA, substantial damage

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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