UNK65X0789

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310G · Melbourne, FL · November 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1964
Place
Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8976ZCessna 310G
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180721

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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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3-3853  64/11/22   MELBOURNE FLA       CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3500
        TIME - 1810                    N8976Z              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 567 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RT MAIN GR STRUT LOCK RING BECAME DISPLACED

Aircraft

Registration
N8976Z
Reported as
Cessna 310G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kennedy

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.