# NTSB FTW75FQG41: Cessna 411, N7321U, Wink, TX, January 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1975
- Place: Wink, TX · WINK, TX
- Location: 31.7545° N, 103.1541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wink, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7545&lon=-103.1541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FQG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7321U-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 411-0021, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winkler County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750117002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117002689A), Jan 17, 1975: Cessna 411, Wink, TX, Destroyed. Pump shaft failed. Sand found in unit. Plt didnt feath prop,un maintain alt.

## Other investigations on N7321U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA311), Sep 3, 1990: Cessna 411 (N7321U), Fallon, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (INCLUDING HIS FAILURE TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER OF THE AFFECTED ENGINE). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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