Cessna 320 N5759X
8 August 1969 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1969 at about 08:35 local time, a Cessna 320 registered N5759X, operated by New Mexico ENG, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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 08:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alameda
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320
- Registration
- N5759X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- New Mexico ENG
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3484
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
INST PANEL SHOCK MOUNTS FAILED ON T/O.RADIO BOX SAGGED AND BLOCKED REARWARD TRAVEL OF ELEVATOR CTL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1969 | Cessna 320C | Mc Clure, Ohio, United States | Tem-Cole, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1969 | Cessna 320B | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Cork N Cleaver | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1969 | Cessna 320A | Conner, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1969 | Cessna 320 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1969 | Cessna 320 | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | Safeway Airway | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Jul 1969 | Cessna 320-B | Burnet, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |