# NTSB FTW76FPD35: Cessna 320, N4106T, Granbury, TX, April 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1976
- Place: Granbury, TX · GRANBURY, TX
- Location: 32.4484° N, 97.7701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granbury, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4484&lon=-97.7701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4106T-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 320D0006, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pecan Plantation

## 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 19760415008879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760415008879A), Apr 15, 1976: Cessna 320D, Granbury, TX, Substantial damage

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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