SEA68A0042

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320A · Missoula, MT · September 30, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1967
Place
Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3016RCessna 320A
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79586

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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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3-4769  67/9/30    MISSOULA,MONT       CESSNA 320A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0250                    N3016R              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      39, 19337 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        6500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSOULA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FUEL PRESS LEFT ENG DROPPED DURING LETDOWN.FUEL LINE WORN DUE TO HIGH ENG TEMP,IGNITED ACCSY SECT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3016R
Reported as
Cessna 320A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Missoula County