- Date
- March 31, 1972
- Place
- Cisco, TX · CISCO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44XCulver V
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0980 72/3/31 CISCO,TEX CULVER V CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 163 TIME - 1630 N44X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CISCO MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CISCO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- SPARK PLUG AND BUSHING,NR1 CYL,BLEW OUT.CYL INSTLD 18 HOURS PRIOR.HIT ROCKS UPON LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44X
- Reported as
- Culver V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cisco Municipal
N44XRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 2003 · Culver VAirframe modelCulver VEngine modelContinental C90 series
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