19750117001129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 320 · Washington, PA · January 17, 1975

Date
January 17, 1975
Place
Washington, PA
Airport
Washington Co
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5716X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC75FGM22
Reported as
Cessna 320
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,429 total11 in this make and model90 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.

R lndg gr collapsed. Inboard drive tube had abt a 3 in bow. Gr did not lock dwn. Gr warning sys inop.

As the FAA filed it

R LNDG GR COLLAPSED.INBOARD DRIVE TUBE HAD ABT A 3 IN BOW.GR DID NOT LOCK DWN.GR WARNING SYS INOP.

NTSB investigation

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