LAX79FUJ83

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 414 · Bagdad, AZ · June 10, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1979
Place
Bagdad, AZ · BAGDAD, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N321MPCessna 414
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790610017829A
Case key
135953

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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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3-1902  79/6/10    BAGDAD,AZ           CESSNA 414          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2604
        TIME - 1300                    N321MP              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 729 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAGDAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                BAGDAD,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- SPRING TYPE LOCK WASHER,AN935,IN FUEL PRESS SW.ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP MALADJUSTED.WND GSTNG 23 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N321MP
Reported as
Cessna 414
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bagdad

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