# Accident 19910708026669A: Cessna 320C, Reno, NV, July 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1991, 16:15 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4802° N, 119.7398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4802&lon=-119.7398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3011T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3011T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320C (registry code 2074510, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910708026669A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED AND RETURNED TO RAMP. PROPELLER COUNTERWEIGHT CLAMP FAILED. CLAMP HIT FUSELAGE.

## 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 LAX91LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA300), Jul 8, 1991: Cessna 320 (N3011T), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER FEATHERING COUNTER WEIGHT CLAMP ASSEMBLY.

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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