# Accident 19840905049679A: Cessna 320B, Clear Lake, MN, September 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, MN
- Airport: Leaders
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4486° N, 94.0014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clear Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4486&lon=-94.0014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320RD) (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 320B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 91 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905049679A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE GLOVE BOX RESTRICTED REAR MOVEMENT OF CONTROL WHEEL. HIT TREE AFTER LIFTOFF. SUBSEQUENTLY MADE HARD LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N320RD (2)

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

- [Incident 19880521030019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521030019I), May 21, 1988: Cessna 320B (N320RD), Gunnison, CO, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Landing gear possibly out of rig. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Accident 19830908056879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908056879A), Sep 8, 1983: Cessna 320B (N320RD), Mandan, ND, Substantial damage. Torque tube was buckled causing nose wheel to stick in up position. Pilot elected to land with all gears retracted.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.