# NTSB UNK65X0859: Cessna 310I, N8116M, Houston, TX, November 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1964
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0859

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3566  64/11/27   HOUSTON TEX         CESSNA 310I         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1655                    N8116M              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             48, 14500 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8116M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8116M), registered now, S/N 310I0116, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houston Int

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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