- Date
- June 28, 1971
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N414GWCessna 414
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162254
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0034 71/6/28 DETROIT,MICH CESSNA 414 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1800 N414GW PX- 0 0 0 TEST 3350 TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- OIL FILTER ADAPTER UNIT L ENG FAILED. ENG CAUGHT FIRE. PLT SHUT DOWN ENG AND LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N414GW
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Detroit City