- Date
- August 30, 1971
- Place
- Ojai, CA · OJAI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7229CGrumman TBM-3E
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164622
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4492 71/8/30 OJAI,CALIF GRUMMAN TBM-3E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4913 TIME - 1630 N7229C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PASO ROBLES,CALIF GOLETA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- REAR MASTER ROD BEARING FAILED,#3 CONROD FAILED,FIRE BROKE OUT,CRASH LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7229C
- Reported as
- Grumman TBM-3E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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