- Date
- January 17, 1975
- Place
- Wink, TX · WINK, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7321UCessna 411
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750117002689A
- Case key
- 147951
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0284 75/1/17 NR.WINK,TX CESSNA 411 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2985 TIME - 1545 N7321U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINKLER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ODESSA,TX WINK,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PUMP SHAFT FAILED.SAND FOUND IN UNIT.PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP,UN MAINTAIN ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7321U
- Reported as
- Cessna 411
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Winkler County
N7321URegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Cessna 411Airframe modelCessna 411Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7321U · 1
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