- Date
- June 9, 1968
- Place
- Fountain Run, KY · FOUNTAIN RUN, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8718HNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110265
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1645 68/6/9 FOUNTAIN RUN,KY NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 170 TIME - 1303 N8718H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANK SHAFT DRIVE GEAR ATTACH BOLTS SEPARATED.MANUAL REQUIRES OVERHAUL AT 1200 HRS.1504 HRS TSO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8718H
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8718HRegistration cancelled Dec 19, 1969 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVION
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