# NTSB LAX82FA196: Cessna 320D, N4167T, Chandler, AZ, May 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1982, 12:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.320255, -111.870002 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3203&lon=-111.8700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA196
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70191/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA196

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - engine assembly,piston - burned (cause)
  - engine assembly,ring - failure,total (cause)
  - engine assembly,cylinder - chafed (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - base turn
  - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - emergency procedure - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vmc) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - open field

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4167T-1983-05-30), registration cancelled 1983-05-30, S/N 320D0067, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 320D0067
- Airframe hours: 631
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820527022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527022009A), May 27, 1982: Cessna 320D, Chandler, AZ, Destroyed, 7 fatal. Left engine quit on climbout from takeoff below VMC.aircraft rolled over and crashed. Hole burned in #5 piston.

## Other investigations on N4167T (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW70D0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0053), Jun 11, 1969: Cessna 320D (N4167T), Ranger, TX, substantial damage

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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