- Date
- February 26, 1966
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2673ZCessna 185C
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0383 66/2/26 MORGAN CITY LA CESSNA 185C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0800 N2673Z PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC AGE 40, 10956 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUN OIL CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.CRANKSHAFT FAILED AT PROPELLER MOUNTING FLANGE.FLOAT STRUCK BY PROPELLER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2673Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sun Oil Co
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