- Date
- August 5, 1979
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3126KCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790805028229A
- Case key
- 134281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2702 79/8/5 NORFOLK,VA CESSNA 421 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 8000 TIME - 1630 N3126K PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MYRTLE BEACH,SC FARMINGDALE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO TWO CYL PISTON FAILED.PLT DESCENDED FROM 8000 TO 3000FT 12MI FROM FLD WITH R ENG SHUT DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3126K
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Norfolk Intl
N3126KRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2009 · Cessna 421Airframe modelCessna 421Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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Other investigations on N3126K · 1
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