# NTSB CHI70FBM18: Cessna 320D, N4123T, South Bend, IN, May 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1970
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2148   70/5/8    SOUTH BEND,IND      CESSNA 320D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 7524
        TIME - 1635                    N4123T              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3497 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.JOSEPH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  SOUTH BEND,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- MAIN PIVOT BOLT L MLG RETRACT ASSY FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4123T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4123T), registered now, S/N 320D0023, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (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: St.Joseph County

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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