- Date
- December 29, 1967
- Place
- Murphysboro, IL · MURPHYSBORO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91461Navion F
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112568
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1056 67/12/29 MURPHYSBORO,ILL NAVION F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 102 TIME - 1355 N91461 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SO.ILLINOIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LEFT MAGNETO FAILED,CAUSING BACK PRESSURE. INTAKE MANIFOLD CONNECTOR,NO.6 CYL FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91461
- Reported as
- Navion F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- So.Illinois
N91461Registration cancelled Feb 28, 1968 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVION
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