# NTSB CHI79DEX07: Cessna 320C, N3166T, Portland, IN, November 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1978
- Place: Portland, IN · PORTLAND, IN
- Location: 40.4377° N, 84.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4377&lon=-84.9835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEX07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166T-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 320C0001, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Registry model: [Cessna 320C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (registry code 2074510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portland

## 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 19781102039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102039139A), Nov 2, 1978: Cessna 320D, Portland, IN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3166T (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 MIA70FLA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FLA16), Apr 12, 1970: Cessna 320C (N3166T), Tallahassee, FL, 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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