# NTSB OAK70FVW16: Cessna 310D, N6952T, Las Vegas, NV, May 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1970
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70FVW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVW16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0532  70/5/19    LAS VEGAS,NEV       CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2252                    N6952T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 570 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            90 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASH MEADOWS,NEV             LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- UPLOCK ASSEMBLY BOLT BKN,NOSE GR RETRACTED AGAINST CLOSED DOORS.NOSE WHEEL LOCK DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6952T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6952T), registered now, S/N 39252, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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: Mccarran

## Other investigations on N6952T (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 FTW76DPA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPA35), Sep 8, 1976: Cessna 310D (N6952T), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0200), Nov 23, 1968: Cessna 310 (N6952T), Adelanto, 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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