# NTSB MIA78FLD37: Cessna 411, N411HG, Kissimmee, FL, April 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1978
- Place: Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411HG-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 411-0109, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kissimmee,Fl

## 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 19780424015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780424015089A), Apr 24, 1978: Cessna 411, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Number 1 connecting rod broken at crankshaft end.

## Other investigations on N411HG (2)

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 DEN77DQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQD07), Jan 21, 1977: Cessna 411 (N411HG), Artesia, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76FTE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE36), Oct 22, 1975: Cessna 411 (N411HG), Colorado Spgs, CO, 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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