UNK64X2798

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Goleta, CA · July 13, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1964
Place
Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
Injuries
3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4801BCessna 310
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183023

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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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3-2049  64/7/13    GOLETA CALIF        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 650
        TIME - 1953                    N4801B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
          LDG GR-NOSE GEAR AXLE NUT MISSING.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL AXLE CUP AND AXLE NUT MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N4801B
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Santa Barbara

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.