- Date
- April 12, 1971
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N72045Cessna U206D
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1268 71/4/12 PHOENIX,ARIZ CESSNA U206D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2055 N72045 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 50, 6452 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 301 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ EL MONTE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 2 HRS SINCE ANNUAL INSPN. 3 CYLS LOW COMPRESSION,FUEL INJECTION SYS OFF DESIRED SETTINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72045
- Reported as
- Cessna U206D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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