- Date
- September 23, 1967
- Place
- Palm Sprngs, CA · PALM SPRNGS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7436CLockheed PV-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114535
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0895 67/9/23 PALM SPRNGS,CALIF LOCKHEED PV-2 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0712 N7436C PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 46, 13000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NUMBER 13 PISTON OF RT ENG FAILED RESULTING IN EXHAUST AND INTAKE VALVES REMAINING OPEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7436C
- Reported as
- Lockheed PV-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palm Springs
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