# Incident 19800217026569I: Cessna 320, Denver, CO, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320B (registry code 2074508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (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: 9,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217026569I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR SWUNG FREE AFTER MAIN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. NOSE GEAR BELL CRANK IDLE ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## Other reports on N320H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071104830779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071104830779I), Nov 4, 2007: Cessna 320B (N320H), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Right main landing gear collapsed during touch down caused by failure of the right main bellcrank assy.

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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