- Date
- April 2, 1971
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 25 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N214PNihon YS-11
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161317
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0027 71/4/2 CHARLOTTE,NC NIHON YS-11 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0858 N214P PX- 0 0 21 UNK/NR, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,NC CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- INFLT FAILURE 1ST STAGE IMPELLER SHAFT ROLLER BEARING,TOTAL TIME 3926HRS.CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENG DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N214P
- Reported as
- Nihon YS-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage