Cessna 320D N4123T
8 May 1970 · South Bend, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1970 at about 16:35 local time, a Cessna 320D registered N4123T, operated by Pentzien, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near South Bend, Indiana, United States. 5 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 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- St.joseph County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320D
- Registration
- N4123T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pentzien, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Omaha, Nebr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2148
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
MAIN PIVOT BOLT L MLG RETRACT ASSY FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1970 | Cessna 320 | Creswell, Oregon, United States | Moulding Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1970 | Cessna 320D | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1970 | Cessna 320E | Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States | Bledsoe Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Cessna 320C | Newberry, California, United States | W F Maxwell, In | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1970 | Cessna 320D | Westerville, Ohio, United States | Aircraft Accep | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1970 | Cessna 320 | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | Page Aircraft | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |