SEA66F0192

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Billings, MT · November 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 18, 1965
Place
Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3027TCessna 320
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174245

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3690  65/11/18   BILLINGS MONT       CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0830                    N3027T              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 37, 16800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN
        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: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- LEFT NOSE WHEEL DOOR FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON

Aircraft

Registration
N3027T
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Logan

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.