- Date
- March 11, 1979
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3322QCessna 320D
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790311004579A
- Case key
- 137744
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0168 79/3/11 EL PASO,TX CESSNA 320D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 20850 TIME - 1207 N3322Q PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1230 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TX SILVER CITY NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- MANIFOLD HEADER PN 0850712-34 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3322Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 320D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Paso Intl
N3322QRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 2015 · Cessna 320DAirframe modelCessna 320DEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3322Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX87LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBanning, CAWhile taxiing to the runway, the right main and nose gear traveled off of the taxiway. The plt added power to the right engine and applied left brake, however, the plt stated that when power was added, the ground speed also increased. The acft traveled off…NTSB FTW81FPG02Accident · No injuriesClosedN Little Rock, AR