- Date
- June 23, 1973
- Place
- Pekin, IL · PEKIN, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5707NHoward DGA15P
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730623015879A
- Case key
- 173473
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1700 73/6/23 PEKIN,ILL HOWARD DGA15P CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 45, 481 TIME - 1110 N5707N PX- 0 0 1 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEKIN MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PEKIN,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- IMPELLER BEARING P/N 288943 FAILED.UPON T/D PLT INADVERTENTLY HAD THE BRAKES ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5707N
- Reported as
- Howard DGA15P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pekin Municipal
FAA reports on this event · 1
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