# NTSB IAD76FKW05: Cessna 411A, N69DB, Chattanooga, TN, June 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1975
- Place: Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Location: 35.0456° N, 85.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0456&lon=-85.3097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKW05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2054  75/6/28    CHATTANOOGA,TN      CESSNA 411A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 100
        TIME - 1118                    N69DB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVELL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATTANOOGA,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N69DB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lovell Field

## 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 19750628022179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750628022179A), Jun 28, 1975: Cessna 421A, Chattanooga, TN, 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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