CHI67A0126

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Aurora, IN · May 16, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 16, 1967
Place
Aurora, IN · AURORA, IN
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3324QCessna 320
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116955

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0993  67/5/16    AURORA,IND          CESSNA 320          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1095
        TIME - 0930                    N3324Q              PX-  5  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT AND NEAR AFT C.G.LIMITS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3324Q
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.