# NTSB UNK65X1408: Cessna 320, N3012R, Rancho Mirage, CA, February 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1965
- Place: Rancho Mirage, CA · RANCHO MIRAGE, CA
- Location: 33.7620° N, 116.4295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Mirage, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7620&lon=-116.4295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1408
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1408

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0652   65/2/8    RANCHO MIRAGE CAL   CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 74, 2300
        TIME - 1515                    N3012R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DESERT AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- CABIN DOOR NOT SECURED,CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3012R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3012R-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 320A-0012, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- 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
- Airport: Desert Airport

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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