# NTSB IAD79FA078: Cessna 320F, N30CR, Chestertown, MD, September 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1979
- Place: Chestertown, MD · CHESTERTOWN, MD
- Location: 39.2184° N, 76.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chestertown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2184&lon=-76.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2873   79/9/9    CHESTERTOWN,MD      CESSNA 320F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 975
        TIME - 1705                    N30CR               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERTOWN,MD              BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30CR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30CR-2012-02-08), registration cancelled 2012-02-08, S/N 320F-0009, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320F
- Registry model: [Cessna 320F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320f) (registry code 2074516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 6-285-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (registry code 17038, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gill

## 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 19790909032739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909032739A), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 320F, Chestertown, MD, Substantial damage. Fire in left engine during climb to cruise. Made gear up landing at airport. Found defect exhaust system.

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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