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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 320 · Center, TX · August 30, 1990

Date
August 30, 1990 · 11:17 local
Place
Center, TX
Airport
Center Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N377S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW90FA171
Reported as
Cessna 320
Reported engine
Continental IO470B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Left turbocharger failed on climbout. Rolled inverted and crashed. Not MEL rated. No checkout.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT TURBOCHARGER FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED. NOT MEL RATED. NO CHECKOUT.

NTSB investigation

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