# NTSB NYC75FHD21: Cessna 320D, N4118T, Ambler, PA, September 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1974
- Place: Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
- Location: 40.1564° N, 75.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1564&lon=-75.2215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3734  74/9/28    AMBLER,PA           CESSNA 320D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N4118T              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 35, 3415 TOTAL HOURS, 204
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMBLER,PA                   CAPE MAY,NJ
        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: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- UNSAFE DWN IND INFLT.USED EMERG GR CRANK.LNDD AFTER GND OBSVR INDCTD GR DWN.R GR COLLAPSED.
```

## 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: Wings Field

## 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 19740928032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740928032569A), Sep 28, 1974: Cessna 320D, Ambler, PA, Substantial damage. Unsafe dwn ind inflt. Used emerg gr crank. Lndd after gnd obsvr indctd gr dwn.r gr collapsed.

## 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 NYC67F0443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0443), Dec 30, 1966: Cessna 320D (N4118T), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0532), Mar 2, 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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