# NTSB MIA72DLD17: Cessna 320C, N3050T, Ocala, FL, October 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1971
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&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 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4335  71/10/23   OCALA,FLA           CESSNA 320C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N3050T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 52, 7010 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            410 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCALA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCALA,FLA                   LOCAL
        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)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LDG GR WARNING HORN INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3050T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3050T), registered now, S/N 320C0050, 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: Ocala

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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