LAX76IL089

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 414 · El Toro, CA · July 24, 1976

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1976
Place
El Toro, CA · EL TORO, CA
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8180KCessna 414
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
155051

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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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5-0011  76/7/24  NR.EL TORO,CA         CESSNA 414          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1422
        TIME - 0950                    N8180K              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               PARKER,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOST MAN PRESS,PROP WENT INTO AUTO FEATH.PLT TRIED RESTART,CAUSED FIRE.NR 4 CYL FOUND CRACKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8180K
Reported as
Cessna 414
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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