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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 320E · Missoula, MT · June 21, 2005

Date: June 21, 2005 · 09:03 local
Place: Missoula, MT
Airport: Missoula International Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3438Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05FA124
Reported as: Cessna 320E
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,065 total3,500 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N3438QRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2006 · Cessna 320ES/N 320E0038 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 320E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed runway 29 Missoula, montona. After lift-off and near the 2000 foot remaining marker the pilot reported that he lost the right engine. The aircraft veered to the right and then turned to the left and crossed the extended centerline about 1/2 mile and 50 feet AGL. The aircraft continued west of the airport and impacted a knoll approximately 1 mile west of the airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 29 MISSOULA, MONTONA. AFTER LIFT-OFF AND NEAR THE 2000 FOOT REMAINING MARKER THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND CROSSED THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND 50 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED WEST OF THE AIRPORT AND IMPACTED A KNOLL APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA05FA124Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportMissoula, MTTerrain clearance was not possible as a result of a right engine failure. Factors contributing to the accident included the rising terrain, foreign material being ingested into the engine's turbocharger, which obstructed the turbocharger's impeller, the…Jun 21, 2005 · Destroyed