- Date
- May 27, 1982, 12:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4167TCessna 320D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820527022009A
- Case key
- 70191
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after the aircraft took off from stellar airpark, several witnesses saw it flying northbound with smoke trailing from the left engine. One witness, a student pilot, stated that the gear was down and the plane was lower than normal, about 500 ft AGL. Another witness, an airline captain, stated that the left engine was "pulled back" and wind milling. At first he thought it was on a training flight. The aircraft was then observed to start a right turn, then roll to the left, crashed and burned about 1.3 mi north of the approach end of runway 17. A disassembly inspection of the left engine revealed damage to the #5 piston and cylinder. A hole had burned through the top forward edge of the piston and extended below the oil control ring. The top compression ring was fractured and the cylinder wall was scored. Also, the piston dome was deformed and cracked. Small metal particles were found in the oil filter element. The engine was otherwise unremarkable. Estimated aprx 100 lbs over max wt limit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4167T
- Reported as
- Cessna 320D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320D0067
- Airframe hours
- 631
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry Lee Breinholt
- Registered owner
- Jacobson Development
- Departed
- C · Chandler, AZ
- Destination
- C · Yuma, AZ
- Airport
- Stellar Airpark, runway 17, 3,980 × 0 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 710 total · 120 in this make and model · 590 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4167T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.