# NTSB SEA68A0042: Cessna 320A, N3016R, Missoula, MT, September 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1967
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Missoula County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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