- Date
- February 14, 1971
- Place
- Shawnee, OK · SHAWNEE, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 19 minor, 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N14273Douglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160353
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0056 71/2/14 SHAWNEE,OKLA DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 12190 TIME - 1455 N14273 PX- 0 1 26 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1540 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAWNEE MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHAWNEE,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- L ENG NR 3 CYL REAR SPARK PLUG CENTER ELECTRODE MISSING.ACFT APRX 581LBS OVR T/O WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14273
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shawnee Municipal
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