MIA68A0099

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Vidalia, GA · June 1, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 1, 1968
Place
Vidalia, GA · VIDALIA, GA
Injuries
3 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7395UCessna 411
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109627

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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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3-4449   68/6/1    VIDALIA,GA          CESSNA 411          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6850
        TIME - 1345                    N7395U              PX-  2  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIDALIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- IMPROPER SINGLE-ENG PROCEDURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7395U
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Vidalia

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.