- Date
- August 30, 1990, 11:17 local (16:17 UTC)
- Place
- Center, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N377SCessna 320
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900830037469A
- Case key
- 23038
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain minimum control speed (VMC) and lack of qualification/training in multi-engine aircraft, which resulted in loss of aircraft control. A factor related to the accident was: failure of the left engine turbocharger, which resulted in loss of power in the left engine.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a day VMC departure from an established airport, the airplane experienced a loss of power in the left engine due to a turbocharger failure. The airplane rolled to an inverted position and descended uncontrollably to ground impact. The pilot/owner sustained fatal injuries. The pilot was certificated for single engine land only and had no known training in multi-engine airplanes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N377S
- Reported as
- Cessna 320
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320-0057
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bailey, Glenn N.
- Departed
- F17 · Center, TX
- Airport
- F17 · Center, runway 34, 4,010 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 750 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- LFK, 43 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.