# NTSB FTW73DQG38: Cessna 320B, N9856L, Plainview, TX, April 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DQG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG38-170357

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0645   73/4/1    PLAINVIEW,TEX       CESSNA 320B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 19500
        TIME - 2045                    N9856L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TEX                 PLAINVIEW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- BOTH PROPS,FLAPS,BELLY OF ACFT DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9856L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9856L), registered now, S/N 320B0056, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Registry model: [Cessna 320B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (registry code 2074508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plainview

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730401007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401007149A), Apr 1, 1973: Cessna 320B, Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. Both props,flaps,belly of acft dmgd.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.