LAX68F0310

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Santa Ana, CA · November 24, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1967
Place
Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3409QCessna 320
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112455

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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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3-4682  67/11/24   SANTA ANA,CALIF     CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 790
        TIME - 1704                    N3409Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: CLAMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- EXHAUST STACK CLAMP,SECURING EXHAUST TAIL PIPE TO TURBOCHARGER BLOWER SECTION,FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3409Q
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Orange County

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.