# NTSB UNK64X3509: Cessna 310, N5839X, Red Oak, IA, August 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1964
- Place: Red Oak, IA · RED OAK, IA
- Location: 41.0141° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Oak, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0141&lon=-95.2244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3509

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2565  64/8/21    RED OAK IOWA        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1400
        TIME - 1955                    N5839X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED OAK MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5839X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5839X-1974-11-22), registration cancelled 1974-11-22, S/N 310-0139 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Red Oak Municipal

## Other investigations on N5839X (1)

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 FTW74AF025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF025-141176), Sep 26, 1974: Cessna 310F (N5839X), West Memphis, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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