- Date
- August 29, 1971
- Place
- Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74QVolpar C-45G
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163718
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3821 71/8/29 NR.PRESCOTT,ARIZ VOLPAR C-45G CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2472 TIME - 1450 N74Q PX- 4 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 189 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L ENG LOST PWR,DUE CRACKED NR 9 CYL.FEATH PROP.UN MAINTAIN FLT,OVERFLEW RANCH STRIP.HIT WOOD PILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74Q
- Reported as
- Volpar C-45G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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