FTW76FPD35

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Granbury, TX · April 15, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 15, 1976
Place
Granbury, TX · GRANBURY, TX
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4106TCessna 320
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760415008879A
Case key
153511

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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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3-0848  76/4/15    GRANBURY,TX         CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5000
        TIME - 0830                    N4106T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PECAN PLANTATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   GRANBURY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N4106T
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pecan Plantation

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.