- Date
- April 9, 1974
- Place
- Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6163QCessna 320F
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740409008139A
- Case key
- 186416
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0757 74/4/9 REDDING,CALIF CESSNA 320F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1535 N6163Q PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC AGE 47, 5660 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1659 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDING,CALIF SCOTT VALLEY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PREV OXY BOTTLE OF LARGER DIAMETER INSTALL.NOSE GR TRAVEL RESTRICTED,LINK FAILED,WOULDNT EXTEND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6163Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 320F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redding Muni
N6163QRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Cessna 320FAirframe modelCessna 320FEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6163Q · 1
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