- Date
- April 6, 1970
- Place
- Knox, IN · KNOX, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N847Aero Comdr 680-FL
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134867
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0615 70/4/6 KNOX,IND AERO COMDR 680-FL CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4646 TIME - 1100 N847 PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 1777 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOX,IND TRAVERSE CITY,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- R ENG LOST FUEL PRESSURE,CAUGHT FIRE,WHEN PRESS REGULATOR CAME LOOSE FROM FUEL INJECTOR BODY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N847
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680-FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N847Registration cancelled Dec 22, 1977 · Rockwell Commander 690AAirframe modelRockwell Commander 690A
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Other investigations on N847 · 1
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