# NTSB CHI70FBM07: Cessna 411A, N3264R, Griffith, IN, February 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1970
- Place: Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBM07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3264R-2012-11-06), registration cancelled 2012-11-06, S/N 411-0264, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Griffith

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.

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