FTW72FRJ01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Plain Dealing, LA · July 15, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1971
Place
Plain Dealing, LA · PLAIN DEALING, LA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N944SPCessna 411
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162154

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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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3-1163  71/7/15    PLAIN DEALING,LA    CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 9000
        TIME - 0640                    N944SP              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  HALEYVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 1 CYL EXHAUST VALVE,R ENG,FAILED.PLT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SINGLE ENG FLT.LND IN PASTURE.L ENG OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N944SP
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed