NYC66F0532

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320D · Morristown, NJ · March 2, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1966
Place
Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4118TCessna 320D
Status
Completed · report March 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173863

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0317   66/3/2    MORRISTOWN NJ       CESSNA 320D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 595
        TIME - 1055                    N4118T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LINK ASSEMBLY P/N 0813300-53 IMPROPERLY FASTENED

Aircraft

Registration
N4118T
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Morristown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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