- Date
- December 22, 1976
- Place
- Rockwood, TN · ROCKWOOD, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94706Erco 415CD
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761222040679A
- Case key
- 150300
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4116 76/12/22 ROCKWOOD,TN ERCO 415CD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 150 TIME - 1605 N94706 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWOOD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKWOOD,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- #1 CONROD FAILED DUE LACK OF LUBRICATION.AMPLE OIL IN CRANKCASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94706
- Reported as
- Erco 415CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rockwood Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N94706 · 1
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