DEN66F0111

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320D · Albuquerque, NM · October 4, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 4, 1965
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4104TCessna 320D
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176323

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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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2-0539   65/10/4   ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   CESSNA 320D         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1300
        TIME - 1205                    N4104T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4104T
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunport

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.