- Date
- April 4, 1973
- Place
- Tonopah, NV · TONOPAH, NV
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4190TCessna 320D
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730404007589A
- Case key
- 170756
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0749 73/4/4 NR.TONOPAH,NEV CESSNA 320D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1035 TIME - 1133 N4190T PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 457 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TONOPAH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PUEBLO,COLO OAKLAND,CALIF TONOPAH,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L ENG QUIT,PLT LOST CTL.GR & FLAPS DWN,L PROP NOT FEATH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4190T
- Reported as
- Cessna 320D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tonopah
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.