- Date
- November 5, 1972
- Place
- Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6151Cougar A
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168928
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3410 72/11/5 LANCASTER,CALIF COUGAR A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 421 TIME - 1232 N6151 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN WM J FOX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANCASTER,CALIF MOJAVE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT PROP FLANGE FAILED.PROP NOT RCVRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6151
- Reported as
- Cougar A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gen Wm J Fox
N6151Registration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Edward Higby COUGARAirframe modelEdward Higby COUGAREngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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