- Date
- September 14, 1969
- Place
- Ravenna, OH · RAVENNA, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N231EWaco AVN-8
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3978 69/9/14 RAVENNA,OHIO WACO AVN-8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 667 TIME - 1310 N231E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAVENNA,OHIO RAVENNA,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GOV COUPLING DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED. PROP WENT TO HIGH PITCH. LANDED IN CORNFIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N231E
- Reported as
- Waco AVN-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mills