# NTSB NYC73FFA25: Cessna 320B, N9818L, Utica, NY, February 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1973
- Place: Utica, NY · UTICA, NY
- Location: 43.0964° N, 75.2260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0964&lon=-75.2260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0055   73/2/2    UTICA,NY            CESSNA 320B         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 10603
        TIME - 0910                    N9818L              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONEIDA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   UTICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR MAIN DRIVE TUBE P/N0842120-1 BKN.ACFT CONT GND HANDLED BY PWR EQUIP,CONTRARY TO MFG REC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9818L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9818L-1997-03-21), registration cancelled 1997-03-21, S/N 17276620 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oneida County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730202002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730202002499A), Feb 2, 1973: Cessna 320D, Utica, NY, Substantial damage. Nose gr main drive tube P/N0842120-1 bkn. Acft cont gnd handled by pwr equip,contrary to mfg rec.

## Other investigations on N9818L (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 MIA97FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA013), Oct 26, 1996: Cessna 172P (N9818L), St. Croix, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

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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