- Date
- March 8, 1969
- Place
- Daggett, CA · DAGGETT, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5551DBeech H35
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190852
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0476 69/3/8 DAGGETT,CALIF BEECH H35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2015 N5551D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 38, 1323 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 104 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAGGETT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT MAIN BEARING JOURNAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5551D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Daggett
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