# NTSB OAK74FXQ23: Cessna 320A, N3033R, Fallon, NV, February 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Fallon, NV · FALLON, NV
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FXQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0358  74/2/24  NR.FALLON,NEV         CESSNA 320A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 797
        TIME - 1230                    N3033R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 436 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALLON,NEV                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON 1050 FT LONG SAGE BRUSH COVERED ROAD.SWERVED TO AVOID DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3033R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3033R-2012-02-14), registration cancelled 2012-02-14, S/N 320A0033, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320A
- Registry model: [Cessna 320A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320a) (registry code 2074506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740224004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224004049A), Feb 24, 1974: Cessna 320A, Fallon, NV, Substantial damage. Plt lndd on 1050 ft long sage brush covered road. Swerved to avoid ditch.

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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