# NTSB CHI70AC040: Cessna 401, N8167F, Piketon, OH, December 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1969
- Place: Piketon, OH · PIKETON, OH
- Location: 39.0660° N, 82.9971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piketon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0660&lon=-82.9971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70AC040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3765  69/12/17   PIKETON,OHIO        CESSNA 401          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0920                    N8167F              PX-  4  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 42, 8477 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             PARKERSBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- R ENG TURBOCHARGER FAILED.ESCAPING HEAT IGNITED FUEL AND OIL LINES CAUSED AILERON TO BURN,FALL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8167F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8167F-1970-06-12), registration cancelled 1970-06-12, S/N 4010236 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (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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