FTW70FRJ01

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 401A · Tyler, TX · February 16, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 16, 1970
Place
Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N69RHCessna 401A
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131295

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

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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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5-0022  70/2/16    TYLER,TEX           CESSNA 401A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 662
        TIME - 1106                    N69RH               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POUNDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 TYLER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N69RH
Reported as
Cessna 401A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Pounds

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.