# NTSB UNK65X1016: Cessna 310B, N6965T, Willoughby, OH, December 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1964
- Place: Willoughby, OH · WILLOUGHBY, OH
- Location: 41.6453° N, 81.4144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willoughby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6453&lon=-81.4144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3819  64/12/14   WILLOUGHBY OHIO     CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 6000
        TIME - 1730                    N6965T              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST NATION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF NOSE GEAR OVER CENTER LOCKING MECHANISM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6965T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6965T-1965-04-23), registration cancelled 1965-04-23, S/N 39265 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lost Nation

## Other investigations on N6965T (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 NYC65F0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0073-201574), Mar 1, 1965: Cessna 310D (N6965T), Tipton, PA, destroyed

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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