# Accident 19750117001129A: Cessna 320, Washington, PA, January 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1975
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5716X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5716X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,429 total, 11 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117001129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC75FGM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM22), Jan 17, 1975: Cessna 320 (N5716X), Washington, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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