Cessna 310B accident near Lake Stevens, Washington, December 6, 2006
On December 6, 2006 at about 7:50 pm local time, a Cessna 310B, registered N6640B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lake Stevens, Washington (Frontier Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The collapse of the main landing gear for an undetermined reason while taxiing from landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 6, 2006 · about 7:50 pm local time
- Place
- Lake Stevens, Washington · Frontier Airpark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310B · all 310Bs on the register
- Registration
- N6640B · no longer on the register · serial 35740
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot said that while taxiing to his hangar, the left main landing gear collapsed, resulting in structural damage to the left outboard wing rib. No determination was made as to why the landing gear collapsed.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,455 hours in all; 772 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 1,204 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,557 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 4,800 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AWO Arlington WA at 7:30 pm
- Destination: WN53 Lake Stevens WA
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.26 inHg
- Observation at 7:55 pm from AWO, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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