# NTSB OAK70FVA03: Cessna 310, N2661C, Tulare, CA, January 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1970
- Place: Tulare, CA · TULARE, CA
- Location: 36.2002° N, 119.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2002&lon=-119.3361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70FVA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0486  70/1/24    TULARE,CALIF        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N2661C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 19000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLAHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VISALIA,CALIF               TULARE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PUSH-PULL LOCK ASSEMBLY P/N 0841000-58 BKN IN THREAD AREA.LDG GR DMGD FURTHER DRG LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2661C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2661C-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 35061, 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: Gallaher

## Other investigations on N2661C (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 SEA74DYC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC02), Jun 24, 1973: Cessna 310 (N2661C), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK69D0268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0268), Apr 8, 1969: Cessna 310 (N2661C), Tulare, 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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