Cessna 320E N3430Q
4 November 1967 · Valparaiso, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 November 1967 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 320E registered N3430Q, operated by Aviation Activ, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Porter County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320E
- Registration
- N3430Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aviation Activ
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3820
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MECHANIC FAILED TO INSTALL COTTER PIN IN CLEVIS BOLT ATTACHING ACTUATING ROD TO LFT NOSE GEAR DOOR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1967 | Cessna 320 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Howard F Crawf | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1967 | Cessna 320 | Imperial, California, United States | Cartwright AER | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1967 | Cessna 320A | Montello, Nevada, United States | Sun Valley Air | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1967 | Cessna 320E | Long Beach, California, United States | Robert F Hahna | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1967 | Cessna 320 | Santa Ana, California, United States | T.f.mcloughlin | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1967 | Cessna 320A | Missoula, Montana, United States | Lynch Flying S | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |