FTW74DRA06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 190 · Beaumont, TX · July 22, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1973
Place
Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9893ACessna 190
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730722022079A
Case key
188839

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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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3-3295  73/7/22    BEAUMONT,TEX        CESSNA 190          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2222
        TIME - 1020                    N9893A              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 490 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT HEARD LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY ENG FAIL LND IN WET RICE FLD.NR 5 PISTN FND BRKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N9893A
Reported as
Cessna 190
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaumont Mun

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