- Date
- April 28, 1978
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 4 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3236RCessna 411
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780428017689A
- Case key
- 141913
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1241 78/4/28 FRESNO,CA CESSNA 411 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1236 N3236R PX- 0 3 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 34, 3988 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 69 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA SACRAMENTO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R PUMP OVR 60PSI,SPECS CALL FOR 33.TKOF MID-FLD,9218FT RWY.ENG NOT FEATH.FUEL FILTER 30% OBSTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3236R
- Reported as
- Cessna 411
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fresno Air Term
N3236RRegistration cancelled May 18, 2018 · Cessna 411Airframe modelCessna 411Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3236R · 1
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