- Date
- December 17, 1969
- Place
- Piketon, OH · PIKETON, OH
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8167FCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3765 69/12/17 PIKETON,OHIO CESSNA 401 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0920 N8167F PX- 4 0 0 CORP/EXEC 42, 8477 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CINCINNATI,OHIO PARKERSBURG,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- R ENG TURBOCHARGER FAILED.ESCAPING HEAT IGNITED FUEL AND OIL LINES CAUSED AILERON TO BURN,FALL OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8167F
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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