# NTSB NYC66F0532: Cessna 320D, N4118T, Morristown, NJ, March 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1966
- Place: Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0532
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0532

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4118T-1997-04-29), registration cancelled 1997-04-29, S/N 320D0018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown

## Other investigations on N4118T (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 NYC75FHD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD21), Sep 28, 1974: Cessna 320D (N4118T), Ambler, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0443), Dec 30, 1966: Cessna 320D (N4118T), Morristown, NJ, 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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