- Date
- September 13, 1974
- Place
- Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3160KCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740913032929A
- Case key
- 136853
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2765 74/9/13 WESTFIELD,MASS CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 5250 TIME - 1632 N3160K PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTFIELD,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CHK PLT SECURED R ENG,UN RESTART.PLT ATMTD ILS APCH,VFR COND.L ENG FAILED,LNDD SHRT.CROSSED ROAD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3160K
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barnes
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3160K · 2
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