OAK76FVW08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310F · Las Vegas, NV · November 21, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1975
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6734XCessna 310F
Status
Completed · report December 24, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151845

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3400  75/11/21   LAS VEGAS,NV        CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 4520
        TIME - 0005                    N6734X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 454 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN INTL.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- R GR WOULDNT LOCK DWN DUE LACK OF LUBE IN SIDE BRACE LINK ASSY & LACK OF SPRING LOCK TENSION.

Aircraft

Registration
N6734X
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccarran Intl.