# NTSB OAK68D0269: Cessna 320B, N9822L, Monterey, CA, January 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1968
- Place: Monterey, CA · MONTEREY, CA
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&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 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0155  68/1/24    MONTEREY,CALIF      CESSNA 320B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 7600
        TIME - 1109                    N9822L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTEREY
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF NOSE GR DRIVE ASSEMBLY,P/N0842120-1.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9822L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monterey

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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