# NTSB OAK78DXQ38: Cessna 320, N6152Q, Mammoth Lakes, CA, July 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1978
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA · MAMMOTH LAKES, CA
- Location: 37.6244° N, 118.9884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mammoth Lakes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6244&lon=-118.9884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2387  78/7/27    MAMMOTH LAKES,CA    CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2400
        TIME - 0800                    N6152Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMMOTH LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISHOP,CA                   MAMMOTH LAKES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT GEAR TORQUE TUBE PIVOT ARM ATTACH RIVETS SHEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6152Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6152Q-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 320F-0002, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320f) (registry code 2074516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes

## 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 19780727025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727025299A), Jul 27, 1978: Cessna 320D, Mammoth Lakes, CA, Substantial damage. Rt gear torque tube pivot arm attach rivets sheared.

## Other investigations on N6152Q (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 MKC70F0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0009), May 24, 1969: Cessna 320F (N6152Q), Eden Prairie, MN, 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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