# NTSB CHI69F0502: Temco D16A, N712T, Crown Point, IN, January 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1969
- Place: Crown Point, IN · CROWN POINT, IN
- Location: 41.4091° N, 87.3470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crown Point, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4091&lon=-87.3470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0502
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0502

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0093  69/1/25    CROWN POINT,IND     TEMCO D16A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3606
        TIME - 1345                    N712T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFITH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N712T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712T-2017-10-06), registration cancelled 2017-10-06, S/N TTN-80, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO D16A
- Registry model: [Temco D-16A](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16a) (registry code 9230604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (registry code 41510, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Griffith

## Other investigations on N712T (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI67D0213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0213), Jul 15, 1966: Temco D-16 (N712T), Waukegan, IL, 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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