# Accident 19740628022319A: Amtr 1970841, Evansville, IN, June 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1974
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51WS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1970841
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,570 total, 185 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740628022319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CON ROD NR 1 CYL BKN AT RADIUS AT CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL.ROD BEAR MAY HAVE DISINTEGRATED OR UNSEATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74FEA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA47), Jun 28, 1974: Cassutt IIM (N51WS), Evansville, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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