- Date
- December 7, 1968
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7392UCessna 411
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191965
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4700 68/12/7 HOUSTON,TEX CESSNA 411 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 3500 TIME - 1117 N7392U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LOOSE,LEAKING FITTING IN ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP.BEARING DRY,ARMATURE SCORED IN AUX FUEL PUMP.L ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7392U
- Reported as
- Cessna 411
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hobby Intl
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