MKC73AK044

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320E · Goodland, KS · December 22, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 22, 1972
Place
Goodland, KS · GOODLAND, KS
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2208QCessna 320E
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169776

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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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3-4138  72/12/22 NR.GOODLAND,KANS      CESSNA 320E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 4976
        TIME - 1155                    N2208Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GOODLAND,KANS                ASPEN,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- IN-FLT FIRE IN INBD LEADING EDGE OF R WG,SOURCE UNDET.R PROP WAS FEATH.FLASH FIRE IN CABIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2208Q
Reported as
Cessna 320E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.