# NTSB FTW81FPG02: Cessna 320D, N3322Q, N Little Rock, AR, October 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1980
- Place: N Little Rock, AR · N LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7695° N, 92.2671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7695&lon=-92.2671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2283   80/10/3   N LITTLE ROCK,AR    CESSNA 320D         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 15000
        TIME - 1330                    N3322Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N.LITTLE RK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENA,AR                     N LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD LOSS OF ELEC PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3322Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3322Q-2015-01-27), registration cancelled 2015-01-27, S/N 320D0122, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: N.Little Rk Muni

## 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 19801003045689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003045689A), Oct 3, 1980: Cessna 320D, North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to put gear down due to problems with flaps.

## Other investigations on N3322Q (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX87LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA280), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 320D (N3322Q), Banning, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FQD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQD08), Mar 11, 1979: Cessna 320D (N3322Q), El Paso, 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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