# Accident 19771201038349A: Cessna 320E, Steptoe, WA, December 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1977
- Place: Steptoe, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.0074° N, 117.3502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steptoe, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0074&lon=-117.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3431Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3431Q-1981-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 115 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA018-201251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771201038349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NO ENG OR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION FOUND.BOTH ENG SHUTDOWN.HIT GRD AFTER SPIN RECOVERY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA018-201251), Dec 1, 1977: Cessna 320E (N3431Q), Steptoe, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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