# Accident 19920618021159A: Cessna 320D, Azetc, NM, June 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1992, 12:18 local time
- Place: Azetc, NM
- Airport: Aztec Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8199° N, 107.9991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8199&lon=-107.9991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3307Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3307Q-2012-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,828 total, 2 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920618021159A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE POWER NEAR DESTINATION. UNABLE FEATHER. GEAR LOCKED DOWN. UNABLE STAY ALOFT. NR6 PUSH ROD FAILED.

## 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 FTW92LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA164), Jun 18, 1992: Cessna 320D (N3307Q), Aztec, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER TO FEATHER AND INOPERATIVE GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE POWER LOSS DUE TO CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.

## Other reports on N3307Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19810707038689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707038689I), Jul 7, 1981: Cessna 320 (N3307Q), Granby, CO, Minor damage. Wheels up landing. Failed to use checklist.

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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