FTW71FRJ21

NTSB accident investigation · Rearwin 8135 · Avery, TX · November 2, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 2, 1970
Place
Avery, TX · AVERY, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N32445Rearwin 8135
Status
Completed · report July 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158994

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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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3-4129   70/11/2   AVERY,TEX           REARWIN 8135        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1925
        TIME - 1100                    N32445              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,TEX               MIDLAND,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG SEIZED,PROP SPUN OFF SHAFT INTO WG. ATTEMPTED LDG ON ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N32445
Reported as
Rearwin 8135
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.