LAX79IA055

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 402 · Long Beach, CA · June 4, 1979

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1979
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3209CCessna 402
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134989

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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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5-0033   79/6/4    LONG BEACH,CA       CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3401
        TIME - 0730                    N3209C              PX-  0  0  5  MIL/CTR PASSG             TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               SAN CLEMENTE IS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- NO 5 CYL EXH HOLDDOWN NUTS MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3209C
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage