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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 320D · El Paso, TX · March 11, 1979

Date
March 11, 1979 · 12:07 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3322Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQD08
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,850 total1,230 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Complete failure of exhaust flange on inboard side of exhaust manifold. Fire in flight.

As the FAA filed it

COMPLETE FAILURE OF EXHAUST FLANGE ON INBOARD SIDE OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD. FIRE IN FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3322Q · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.