# NTSB CHI78FA071: Cessna 320, N5719X, Milwaukee, WI, September 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1977
- Place: Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA071-201250

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4249  77/9/11    MILWAUKEE,WI        CESSNA 320          CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N5719X              PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 27, 2875 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            107 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WI               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ADJACENT TO ENG FIREWALL.SOURCE OF FUEL NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5719X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5719X-1981-02-19), registration cancelled 1981-02-19, S/N 320-0019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (registry code 2074502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mitchell 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 19770911039399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911039399A), Sep 11, 1977: Cessna 320, Milwaukee, WI, Destroyed. Crack in exhaust manifold adjacent to eng firewall. Source of fuel not determined.

## Other investigations on N5719X (2)

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 SEA72DTI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTI07), Oct 2, 1971: Cessna 320 (N5719X), Philipsburg, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN70FXT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXT05), Feb 10, 1970: Cessna 320 (N5719X), Ephraim, UT, 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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