- Date
- October 17, 1971
- Place
- Kentwood, LA · KENTWOOD, LA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2909TAero Comdr 200D
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4459 71/10/17 KENTWOOD,LA AERO COMDR 200D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 513 TIME - 1620 N2909T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATESVILLE,MISS NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CON ROD BOLT BROKE.DRG LDG APCH TO HWY ACFT HIT WIRES BEYOND TREES,WIRES NOT VIS DUE GND SHADOWS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2909T
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 200D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2909TRegistered now · Aero Commander 200DAirframe modelAero Commander 200DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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