- Date
- February 21, 1972
- Place
- Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4087LCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0346 72/2/21 MIDLAND,TEX CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1310 N4087L PX- 0 0 4 CORP/EXEC 46, 13745 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 627 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND-ODESSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,TEX PONCA CITY,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL CTL LINE LEAKED,L ENG CAUGHT FIRE.UN FEATHER PROP,CTL BINDING DUE FIRE.OTR FIRE DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4087L
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Midland-Odessa