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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
320E
Year
1966
Serial number
320E0038
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A3CBF2
Engine
Make and model
Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
285 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1988 – 2006Individual ownerMissoula, MT
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Jun 21, 2005 · Missoula, MT
Terrain clearance was not possible as a result of a right engine failure. Factors contributing to the accident included the rising terrain, foreign material being ingested into the engine's turbocharger, which obstructed the turbocharger's impeller, the failure of company maintenance personnel to ensure that the air filter instruction sheet was removed after maintenance had been completed on the…
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Cessna Aircraft Company 300 and 400 Series Airplanes
Feb 15, 2000
Airframe (320E)
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Power plant · air filter · failedJun 21, 2005
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND RIGHT TURBO CHARGER COMPRESSOR INGESTED PAPER AND JAMMED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PAPER WAS THE INSTRUCTIONS AND APPLICATION CHART FOR THE FILTER. A CHECK OF A NEW REPLACEMENT DONALDSON (FAA/PMA FOR CESSNA FILTERS) FILTER REVEALED THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS AND A STICKER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.