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| Date: | Thursday 4 December 1969 |
| Time: | 18:23 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N126X |
| MSN: | 35021 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Thomas -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off in a wheels up landing at St. Thomas Airport, US Virgin Islands. Per NTSB report: "LANDING GEAR STRUT BEARING INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN, SNAP RING WHICH LIMITS OLEO STRUT EXTENTION NOT SEATED. LANDING GEAR STUCK IN WHEEL WELL"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=4650&key=0 [NTSB Identification: MIA70F0274]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2020 04:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country, ] |
| 01-May-2022 00:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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