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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrrd RD1 · St Charles, MO · August 12, 1985

Date
August 12, 1985 · 09:30 local
Place
St Charles, MO
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4741A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85FA182
Reported as
Amtrrd RD1
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
52 total2 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Oil cooler upper attachment bracket broke. Propeller blades struck cooler and uncontrollable impact resulted.

As the FAA filed it

OIL COOLER UPPER ATTACHMENT BRACKET BROKE. PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK COOLER AND UNCONTROLLABLE IMPACT RESULTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.