# Fatal NTSB investigations: Cessna 320D

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR18FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA186.md): Cessna 320 · Eagle Mountain, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 28, 2018 · N320MF · Destroyed
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and the airplane experiencing an aerodynamic stall at too low an altitude to recover.
- [NTSB WPR12FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA164.md): Cessna 320D · Green River, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 2012 · N32EG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering in marginal weather conditions, which resulted in an exceedence of the design stress limits of the airplane and a subsequent in-flight structural failure.
- [NTSB WPR09FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA258.md): Cessna 320D · Fallon, NV · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2009 · N320KP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB DFW08FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA237.md): Cessna 320D · Collinsville, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2008 · N4165T · Substantial damage
  > The crews' failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall close to the ground.
- [NTSB SEA03FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA165.md): Cessna 320D · Mazama, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 2003 · N4178T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering. Mountainous terrain, trees and mountain obscuration were factors.
- [NTSB ATL03FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA062.md): Cessna 320D · Perry, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2003 · N4137T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude/terrain clearance.
- [NTSB LAX91FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA133.md): Cessna 320D · Gorman, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1991 · N3302Q · Destroyed
  > VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) by the pilot, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors related to the accident were: the terrain and weather conditions.
- [NTSB LAX88FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA245.md): Cessna 320D · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1988 · N9HS · Destroyed
  > The pilot executed a left (south) crosswind departure towards higher terrain after departing runway 27; the plt was following a slower single engine airplane that had preceded his departure. Ground witnesses reported that as the airplane approached the higher…
- [NTSB LAX86FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA222.md): Cessna 320D · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 18, 1986 · N320SD · Destroyed
  > The acft was returning from a x-country flt when the accident occurred. Witnesses observed the acft on a low downwind leg and made two sudden steep turns, one to the east followed by a sudden steep turn to the north prior to a nose down impact into the…
- [NTSB LAX82FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA196.md): Cessna 320D · Chandler, AZ · Accident · 8 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 1982 · N4167T · Destroyed
  > Shortly after the aircraft took off from stellar airpark, several witnesses saw it flying northbound with smoke trailing from the left engine. One witness, a student pilot, stated that the gear was down and the plane was lower than normal, about 500 ft AGL.…
- [NTSB SEA81FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA055.md): Cessna 320D · Republic, WA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Sep 11, 1981 · N111NT · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN78FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA030.md): Cessna 320 · Gallup, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 4, 1978 · N4108T · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA018.md): Cessna 320D · Wrangell, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Feb 5, 1978 · N234M · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI77FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA052.md): Cessna 320D · Cleveland, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 23, 1977 · N536T · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK73AP034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP034.md): Cessna 320D · Tonopah, NV · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Apr 4, 1973 · N4190T · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73AL044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL044.md): Cessna 320D · Fullerton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 21, 1973 · N4125T · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC73AN082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN082.md): Cessna 320D · Benton Hrbr, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 14, 1972 · N9212U · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72AC051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC051.md): Cessna 320D · Springfield, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 12, 1971 · N777K · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72AC039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC039.md): Cessna 320D · Orrville, OH · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Oct 24, 1971 · N4149T · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC72AK021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK021.md): Cessna 320D · Aspen, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Sep 26, 1971 · N4157T · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA69A0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0002.md): Cessna 320D · Belton, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 3, 1968 · N4124T · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK68A0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0071.md): Cessna 320D · Carlin, NV · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Jun 5, 1968 · N4114T · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67A0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0126.md): Cessna 320 · Aurora, IN · Accident · 6 fatal · Closed · May 16, 1967 · N3324Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK66X0171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0171.md): Cessna 320D · Embras, Canada · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Sep 7, 1966 · N4146T · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074512'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=2074512

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