# NTSB FTW80DRG42: Cessna 340A, N2674A, Austin, TX, May 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1980
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0579   80/5/9    AUSTIN,TX           CESSNA 340A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 9967
        TIME - 1630                    N2674A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUELLER MINICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TX                  AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- CESSNA ADVISORY ME80-11 REQUIRES INSP OF GR TRUNNION WITHIN 50HRS.ACFT HAD 10HRS SINCE RECEIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2674A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mueller Minicipal

## 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 19800509012989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509012989A), May 9, 1980: Cessna 340A, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Right gear collapsed during landing roll.

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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