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| Date: | Friday 19 April 1985 |
| Time: | 11:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B |
| Owner/operator: | Cornish Wireline Service |
| Registration: | N3380Q |
| MSN: | 421B0264 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2480 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Amarillo, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Pampa, TX (KPPA) |
| Amarillo, TX (KTOW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED FOLLOWING A COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AFTER A LANDING ROLL OF APRX 600 TO 700 FT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE GEAR REVEALED A BOLT HAD BACKED OUT OF THE GEAR DOWN LOCK ARM WHERE IT LOCKS OVERCENTER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW85LQG01
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 December 1982 | N3380Q | Truman Hicks Leasing | 0 | Fort Payne, AL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 11:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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