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NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KCAB · Anchorage, AK · February 15, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1971
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9045LChampion 7KCAB
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160779

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3324  71/2/15  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 173
        TIME - 1010                    N9045L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NRS1,2 CNCTNG RODS,BRGS.CAUSE OF OIL STARV NOT DTRMND.EQPTD,INVERTED FLT OIL SYST.10IN SNW ON LAKE

Aircraft

Registration
N9045L
Reported as
Champion 7KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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