# NTSB MIA70FLA16: Cessna 320C, N3166T, Tallahassee, FL, April 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1970
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FLA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FLA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1314  70/4/12    TALLAHASSEE,FLA     CESSNA 320C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1438                    N3166T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 943 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR RETRACT TUBE P/N0842120-1 FAILED IN TENSION AND COMPRESSION.BACKED INTO TIEDOWN BY TUG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3166T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166T-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 320C0001, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Registry model: [Cessna 320C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (registry code 2074510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee

## Other investigations on N3166T (1)

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 CHI79DEX07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX07), Nov 2, 1978: Cessna 320C (N3166T), Portland, IN, 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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