FTW67F0461

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 560A · San Antonio, TX · January 18, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1967
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2648BAero Comdr 560A
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119046

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0013  67/1/18    SAN ANTONIO,TEX     AERO COMDR 560A     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 826
        TIME - 1408                    N2648B              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STINSON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- #5 CYLINDER FAILURE-PILOT LANDED LONG AND USED IMPROPER PROCEDURE FOR EMERG STEERING AND BRAKES

Aircraft

Registration
N2648B
Reported as
Aero Comdr 560A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Stinson Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.