- Date
- July 4, 1970
- Place
- Joshua Tree, CA · JOSHUA TREE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8039TCessna 175A
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2911 70/7/4 NR.JOSHUA TREE,CALIF CESSNA 175A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 562 TIME - 1915 N8039T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 264 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YUCCA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRESCOTT,ARIZ LA VERNE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 5 PISTON HAD SECTION OF TOP LAND MISSING.ENG OIL SCREEN PARTIALLY COLLAPSED WITH ALUMINUM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8039T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yucca Valley
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