Cessna 320D N9212U
14 December 1972 · Benton Hrbr, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 December 1972 at about 12:26 local time, a Cessna 320D registered N9212U, operated by Beaudoin Stuel, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Benton Hrbr, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Benton Hrbr, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ross Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320D
- Registration
- N9212U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Beaudoin Stuel
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Benton Harbor, Mich → Apache Jnctn, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3961
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES REPORTED ENG MISSING, ACFT TURNING BACKTOWARD ARPT.NR3 CYL RING DMGD, PLUGS OIL FOULED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1972 | Cessna 320B | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1972 | Cessna 320B | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Air Vegas Airl | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Cessna 320B | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1972 | Cessna 320 | Franklin, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1972 | Cessna 320F | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Wire Rope Corp | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1972 | Cessna 320E | Goodland, Kansas, United States | Silver Springs | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |