# NTSB FTW70F0338: Cessna 421A, N936UC, Waco, TX, November 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1969
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0338
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0338

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4456  69/11/17   WACO,TEX            CESSNA 421A         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1603
        TIME - 1108                    N936UC              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WACO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WACO,TEX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT CERTIFICATION,ATR FLT TEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N936UC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waco

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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