LAX70D0112

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T337C · Wickenburg, AZ · August 22, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1969
Place
Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2623SCessna T337C
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163227

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3602  69/8/22    WICKENBURG,ARIZ     CESSNA T337C        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N2623S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 35, 2190 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICKENBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICKENBURG,ARIZ             PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CONNECTING ROD IN NO 1 CYL BROKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2623S
Reported as
Cessna T337C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wickenburg

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.