# NTSB CHI67A0126: Cessna 320, N3324Q, Aurora, IN, May 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1967
- Place: Aurora, IN · AURORA, IN
- Location: 39.0724° N, 84.9060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0724&lon=-84.9060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3324Q-1970-12-31), registration cancelled 1970-12-31, S/N 320D0124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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