CHI79DEX07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320C · Portland, IN · November 2, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 2, 1978
Place
Portland, IN · PORTLAND, IN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3166TCessna 320C
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781102039139A
Case key
137959

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4166   78/11/2   PORTLAND,IN         CESSNA 320C         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N3166T              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 25, 1303 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            79 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                   PORTLAND,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N3166T
Reported as
Cessna 320C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Portland

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3166T · 1

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