- Date
- June 5, 1980
- Place
- Brighton, IL · BRIGHTON, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2963DCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800605017959A
- Case key
- 130741
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1035 80/6/5 BRIGHTON,IL CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1505 TIME - 1730 N2963D PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 404 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,IA EAST ALTON,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST OIL PRES IN FLT.FOUND OIL CAP 50FT FM MAIN WRECKAGE,NO OIL IN ENG.LWR FUSELAGE/TAIL CONE OILY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2963D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2963DRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Cessna 170Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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