CHI70FBM07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411A · Griffith, IN · February 14, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 14, 1970
Place
Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3264RCessna 411A
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
135262

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0719  70/2/14    GRIFFITH,IND        CESSNA 411A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N3264R              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 29, 2089 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            453 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFITH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUNCIE,IND                  GRIFFITH,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
        REMARKS- SIDE LOAD WEAR,IMPROPER RIGGED LINKAGE,L GR.SWITCH ADJUSTED TO SHOW GREEN LITE PRIOR TO LOCKING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3264R
Reported as
Cessna 411A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Griffith

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.