# NTSB UNK64X0492: Cessna 310G, N8970Z, East Alton, IL, February 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1964
- Place: East Alton, IL · EAST ALTON, IL
- Location: 38.8845° N, 90.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8845&lon=-90.1087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0492
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0492

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0302   64/2/8    EAST ALTON ILL      CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6250
        TIME - 1700                    N8970Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1950 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
        REMARKS- TIRE HUNG IN WELL DUE TO INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF OLEO BEARING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8970Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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