MIA78FLD37

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Kissimmee, FL · April 24, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 24, 1978
Place
Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N411HGCessna 411
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780424015089A
Case key
141952

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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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3-1329  78/4/24  NR.KISSIMMEE,FL       CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3060
        TIME - 1910                    N411HG              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KISSIMMEE,FL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KISSIMMEE,FL                 ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- #1 CONNECTING ROD BROKEN AT CRANKSHAFT END.

Aircraft

Registration
N411HG
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kissimmee,Fl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N411HG · 2

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