# Accident 19900830037469A: Cessna 320, Center, TX, August 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1990, 11:17 local time
- Place: Center, TX
- Airport: Center Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7894° N, 94.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7894&lon=-94.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N377S-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Reported engine: CONT IO470B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830037469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW90FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA171), Aug 30, 1990: Cessna 320 (N377S), Center, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC) AND LACK OF QUALIFICATION/TRAINING IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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