- Date
- May 30, 1971
- Place
- Holland, MI · HOLLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3025NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1757 71/5/30 HOLLAND,MICH CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N3025N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 295 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 83 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TULIP CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLLAND,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ALUM,BRONZE CHIPS IN MAIN OIL SCREEN.CAMSHAFT CTR BRG SCORED.OIL GALLERY PARTIALLY PLUGGED,ALUM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3025N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tulip City
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