# Accident 19900903037629A: Cessna 411, Fallon, NV, September 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1990, 12:44 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Fallon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5001° N, 118.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5001&lon=-118.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7321U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7321U-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411 (registry code 2075902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,398 total, 88 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900903037629A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT,DID NOT FEATHER. ROLLED RIGHT AND CRASHED. HOLES IN PISTONS. FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE.

## 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 LAX90FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA311), Sep 3, 1990: Cessna 411 (N7321U), Fallon, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (INCLUDING HIS FAILURE TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER OF THE AFFECTED ENGINE). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE…

## Other reports on N7321U (1)

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

- [Accident 19750117002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117002689A), Jan 17, 1975: Cessna 411 (N7321U), Wink, TX, Destroyed. Pump shaft failed. Sand found in unit. Plt didnt feath prop,un maintain alt.

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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