- Date
- June 28, 1974
- Place
- Evansville, IN · EVANSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51WSCassutt IIM
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740628022319A
- Case key
- 130253
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2198 74/6/28 EVANSVILLE,IND CASSUTT IIM CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 6570 TIME - 1300 N51WS PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EVANSVILLE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CON ROD NR 1 CYL BKN AT RADIUS AT CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL.ROD BEAR MAY HAVE DISINTEGRATED OR UNSEATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51WS
- Reported as
- Cassutt IIM
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.