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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 320F · Chestertown, MD · September 9, 1979

Date
September 9, 1979 · 17:05 local
Place
Chestertown, MD
Airport
Gill
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30CR
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA078
Reported as
Cessna 320F
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
975 total266 in this make and model9 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.

Fire in left engine during climb to cruise. Made gear up landing at airport. Found defect exhaust system.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. MADE GEAR UP LANDING AT AIRPORT. FOUND DEFECT EXHAUST SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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