# NTSB CHI75FET13: Cessna 340, N4512Q, Ft Wayne, IN, December 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1974
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN · FT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4158  74/12/19   FT WAYNE,IND        CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0047                    N4512Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 24, 1742 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT WAYNE,IND                CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       29
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD CTL PROBLEM,POST ACDNT EXAM AUTOPILOT AND CTL SYS CKD OK.CRASHED ON ARPT NR RWY 04.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4512Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baer Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741219043129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741219043129A), Dec 19, 1974: Cessna 340CESSNA, Ft Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Plt rptd ctl problem,post acdnt exam autopilot and ctl sys ckd ok. Crashed on arpt nr rwy 04.

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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