# NTSB NYC70F0167: Cessna 421, N3147K, Newark, NJ, September 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1969
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3120  69/9/21    NEWARK,NJ           CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2258                    N3147K              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 41, 7950 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE PLAY IN LDG GR BRACE ASSY PN 504-1000-12 CAUSED LOSS OF PRELOAD ON POSITIVE LOCK LINK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3147K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newark

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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