FTW69O0003

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320D · Torreon, Mexico · June 28, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1968
Place
Torreon, Mexico · TORREON,MEX, MX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4171TCessna 320D
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109695

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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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6-0013  68/6/28  NR.TORREON,MEX        CESSNA 320D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2494
        TIME - 1600                    N4171T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 688 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO. BOTH ENGS WERE CUTTING OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4171T
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.