# NTSB CHI69F0278: Cessna 320, N4101T, Martinton, IL, August 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1968
- Place: Martinton, IL · MARTINTON, IL
- Location: 40.9153° N, 87.7264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9153&lon=-87.7264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0278

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4101T-1974-08-09), registration cancelled 1974-08-09, S/N 320D0001, built 1965 (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: Substantial damage

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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