- Date
- January 28, 1976
- Place
- Iowa Park, TX · IOWA PARK, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3160KCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760128001669A
- Case key
- 152340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0197 76/1/28 IOWA PARK,TX CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3000 TIME - 0830 N3160K PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IOWA PARK,TX CHILDRESS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INTERMITTENT OPN OF L FUEL BOOST PUMP MICRO SWITCH.PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP,UN MAINTAIN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3160K
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wichita Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3160K · 2
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