LAX76IL049

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 411 · Riverside, CA · January 27, 1976

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 27, 1976
Place
Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7360UCessna 411
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152658

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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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5-0001  76/1/27  NR.RIVERSIDE,CA       CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 7500
        TIME - 1705                    N7360U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RIVERSIDE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: EXTERNAL SUPERCHARGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- OIL LEAKED AT TURBO CHARGER OIL PRESS LINE ADAPTER. FIRE EXTINGUISHED SELF. PLT FEATH PROP.LND OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N7360U
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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.