Cessna 320F N720L
16 March 1972 · Omaha, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1972 at about 10:00 local time, a Cessna 320F registered N720L, operated by Wire Rope Corp, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Omaha, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eppley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320F
- Registration
- N720L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wire Rope Corp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St.joseph, Mo → Faribault, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0111
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
NOSE GR RETRACT ROD FAILED WITH GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1972 | Cessna 320B | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1972 | Cessna 320B | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Air Vegas Airl | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Cessna 320B | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1972 | Cessna 320 | Franklin, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1972 | Cessna 320E | Goodland, Kansas, United States | Silver Springs | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 Mar 1972 | Cessna 320E | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Chatham Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |