IAD75FLT12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Memphis, TN · May 15, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1975
Place
Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
Injuries
3 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N617JCCessna 411
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750515010309A
Case key
148486

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1045  75/5/15    MEMPHIS,TN          CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N617JC              PX-  0  3  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 35, 4070 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DYERSBURG,TN                BATON ROUGE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: PROPELLER GOVERNOR CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PROP CTL P/N 5000009-10 BKN AT SWAGED ON FITTING,PLT SECURED ENG.UN MAKE ARPT DUE WINDMILLING PROP

Aircraft

Registration
N617JC
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Memphis Intl

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.