- Date
- May 18, 1978
- Place
- Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N711CSCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780518015299A
- Case key
- 141851
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1264 78/5/18 BURBANK,CA CESSNA 340 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3794 TIME - 1642 N711CS PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CA BURBANK,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAINT ANNUAL INSP REFUSED TO LICENSE ACFT FOR LOW COMPRESSION BOTH ENG.LAST ANNUAL RECORD DEC 1976
Aircraft
- Registration
- N711CS
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hollywood-Burbank
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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