- Date
- January 18, 1971
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6161QCessna 320
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4223 71/1/18 SANTA ANA,CALIF CESSNA 320 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2448 TIME - 1213 N6161Q PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 495 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CALIF SANTA ANA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST PWR ON ILS FINAL. MISIDENTIFIED ENG. INVEST SHOWED PRESS FUEL LINE,R ENG,WAS CRACKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6161Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 320
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange County