# NTSB FTW69F0320: Cessna 180, Baylor, TX, December 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1968
- Place: Baylor, TX · BAYLOR, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0320
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0320

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0015  68/12/28   BAYLOR,TEX          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 512
        TIME - 1350                    XB-LIY              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING HEART
        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 - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LEFT GR ATTACH BOLT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-LIY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Heart

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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