# NTSB DEN74DTC41: Cessna 401, N3208Q, Saratoga, WY, June 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1974
- Place: Saratoga, WY · SARATOGA, WY
- Location: 41.4524° N, 106.8117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saratoga, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4524&lon=-106.8117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1801  74/6/30    SARATOGA,WYO        CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N3208Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE UNK/NR, 1767 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 298 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIVELY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 SARATOGA,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- RIVETS SHEARED BETWEEN ACFT STRUCTURE AND MAIN TRUNNION SIDE SUPPORT BRACKET,LEFT SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3208Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shively Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740630019179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630019179A), Jun 30, 1974: Cessna 401, Saratoga, WY, Substantial damage. Rivets sheared between acft structure and main trunnion side support bracket,left side.

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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