# NTSB CHI71FGG03: Cessna 320D, N9212U, Westerville, OH, July 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1970
- Place: Westerville, OH · WESTERVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.1235° N, 82.9136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1235&lon=-82.9136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FGG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1439   70/7/2    WESTERVILLE,OHIO    CESSNA 320D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1250
        TIME - 0815                    N9212U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- UNAUTH USE OF REPOSSESSED ACFT.PLT LND IN NEIGHBORS FLD. SAID ENGS LOST PWR. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9212U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9212U-1973-05-24), registration cancelled 1973-05-24, S/N 320D0091 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9212U (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 NYC73AN082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN082), Dec 14, 1972: Cessna 320D (N9212U), Benton Hrbr, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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