- Date
- August 5, 1981
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17029Porterfield 35-70
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810805047719A
- Case key
- 125094
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1657 81/8/5 NR.ROCKFORD,IL PORTERFIELD 35-70 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 3400 TIME - 0930 N17029 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING,IL OSHKOSH,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- NO 5 INTAKE PUSHROD FAILED & DEPD ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17029
- Reported as
- Porterfield 35-70
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N17029Registered now · Porterfield 35-70Airframe modelPorterfield 35-70Engine modelLeblond 70 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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