FTW67F0153

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320-1 · Port Aransas, TX · August 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1966
Place
Port Aransas, TX · PORT ARANSAS, TX
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5746XCessna 320-1
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122102

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2053   66/8/4    PORT ARANSAS TEX    CESSNA 320-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3500
        TIME - 1500                    N5746X              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1427 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSTANG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5746X
Reported as
Cessna 320-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mustang Beach

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.