# NTSB LAX79FUJ83: Cessna 414, N321MP, Bagdad, AZ, June 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1979
- Place: Bagdad, AZ · BAGDAD, AZ
- Location: 34.5772° N, 113.1768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bagdad, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5772&lon=-113.1768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bagdad

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790610017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610017829A), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 414, Bagdad, AZ, Substantial damage. Rough engine. Made high approach and landed long. Overshot the runway. Found a defective booste pump.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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