- Date
- August 4, 1968
- Place
- Capistrano, CA · CAPISTRANO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56711Ryan ST3KR
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108428
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3122 68/8/4 CAPISTRANO,CALIF RYAN ST3KR CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 400 TIME - 1600 N56711 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPISTRANO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO.5 CYL BLEW OFF. REASON FOR FAILURE NOT REPORTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56711
- Reported as
- Ryan ST3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Capistrano
N56711Registered now · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRAirframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KREngine modelKinner R5 series
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