CHI69F0278

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Martinton, IL · August 23, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1968
Place
Martinton, IL · MARTINTON, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4101TCessna 320
Status
Completed · report December 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108520

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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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3-3418  68/8/23    MARTINTON,ILL       CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 520
        TIME - 1130                    N4101T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RUNAWAY PROP,LEFT ENG. WOULD NOT FEATHER. PLT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT,STALLED LNDG ON ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4101T
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.