- Date
- May 18, 1972
- Place
- Hntngtn Bch, CA · HNTNGTN BCH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2542XCessna P206
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3953 72/5/18 HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF CESSNA P206 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0729 N2542X PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 56, 15241 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SUBST DMG TO ENG,SKIN,COWLING,& FIREWALL.LNDD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2542X
- Reported as
- Cessna P206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meadowlark
N2542XRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2015 · Cessna P206Airframe modelCessna P206Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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