FTW70DPJ28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Lawton, OK · June 24, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1970
Place
Lawton, OK · LAWTON, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9825LCessna 320
Status
Completed · report April 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120129

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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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3-2729  70/6/24    LAWTON,OKLA         CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 1566
        TIME - 0400                    N9825L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWTON,OKLA                 GREEN BAY,WISC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW OVER-CENTER LOCK ACTUATING ROD WAS BENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9825L
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lawton

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.