# NTSB FTW70AF050: Cessna 320E, N3432Q, Corpus Chrsti, TX, February 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1970
- Place: Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70AF050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0172   70/2/3    CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX   CESSNA 320E         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5268
        TIME - 0713                    N3432Q              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX           MONAHANS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RUDDER TRIM TAB FOUND 16.5 DEG TO L. NOSE GR STRUCK TAXIWAY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3432Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3432Q-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 320E0032, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- Registry model: [Cessna 320E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (registry code 2074514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corpus Christi

## Other investigations on N3432Q (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 LAX79FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA052), May 8, 1979: Cessna 320E (N3432Q), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 2 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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