# NTSB FTW66F0030: Cessna 320, N5723X, Little Rock, AR, March 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1965
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1209  65/3/12    LITTLE ROCK ARK     CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N5723X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  42, 10100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            165 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR EXTENSION ROD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5723X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5723X-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 320-0023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (registry code 2074502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Adams Field

## Other investigations on N5723X (2)

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 MIA76RKT51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76RKT51), Feb 2, 1976: Cessna 320 (N5723X), Stella Maris, Burkina Faso, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC74FHJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ33), Jun 21, 1974: Cessna 320 (N5723X), Shelter Island, NY, substantial damage

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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