# NTSB DIA70A0001: Howard Aero 500, N320L, Charleston, WV, July 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1969
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2452  69/7/10    CHARLESTON,W VA     HOWARD AERO 500     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7053
        TIME - 1948                    N320L               PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 289 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DULLES INTL,VA              DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FEATH R PROP.T/D OBSERVED APRX 3000 FT DOWN 5600FT RWY.PX,PLTS SUPERIOR,INTERFERED VERBALLY W/APCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N320L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320L-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 500-117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD AERO 500
- Registry model: [Howard 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-500) (registry code 05620L5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kanawha County

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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