# Accident 19860701029799A: Cessna 320D, Compton, CA, July 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1986, 22:00 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0699° N, 118.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0699&lon=-118.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4153T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4153T-1989-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 33 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860701029799A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND COLLAPSED THE GEAR. THE LANDING LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTEND.

## 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 LAX86LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA276), Jul 2, 1986: Cessna 320D (N4153T), Compton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4153T (1)

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

- [Incident 19811106089469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106089469I), Nov 6, 1981: Cessna 320A (N4153T), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. On rollout, right main gear collapsed with green light still on. Aircraft left runway.

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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