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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 320D · Ambler, PA · September 28, 1974

Date
September 28, 1974
Place
Ambler, PA
Airport
Wings Field
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4118T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC75FHD21
Reported as
Cessna 320D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,415 total204 in this make and model221 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unsafe dwn ind inflt. Used emerg gr crank. Lndd after gnd obsvr indctd gr dwn.r gr collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE DWN IND INFLT.USED EMERG GR CRANK.LNDD AFTER GND OBSVR INDCTD GR DWN.R GR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.