CHI70F0208

NTSB accident investigation · Sport-Aire 11 · Glen Park, IN · July 30, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 30, 1969
Place
Glen Park, IN · GLEN PARK, IN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
CF-WQFSport-Aire 11
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157836

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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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E-0015  69/7/30    GLEN PARK,IND       SPORT-AIRE 11       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1410                    CF-WQF              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATHAM,ONTARIO,CAN         ROCKFORD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT BROKE AND SEPARATED IN FILLET AREA WHERE NR 2 CYL CRANKPIN WAS ATTACHED.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-WQF
Reported as
Sport-Aire 11
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed