NYC76IN095

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 421B · Massena, NY · May 3, 1976

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1976
Place
Massena, NY · MASSENA, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5389JCessna 421B
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154199

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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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5-0006   76/5/3  NR.MASSENA,NY         CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N5389J              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTREAL,CANADA             CHANTILLY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- TERM SECURING NUT FOR WIRE FM PWR MAIN TO WINDSHIELD INVERTER MISSING.WIRE,SMOKE AND PAINT DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N5389J
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage