- Date
- December 26, 1971
- Place
- Pasadena, CA · PASADENA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3148HErco 415-CD
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164392
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3734 71/12/26 PASADENA,CALIF ERCO 415-CD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1155 TIME - 1446 N3148H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED. LND IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT. NOSE GR HIT LOG USED FOR CAR WHEEL BLOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3148H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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