- Date
- February 19, 1973
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N421MCCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0007 73/2/19 LAS VEGAS,NEV CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N421MC PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 1011 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 14 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY,UT SANTA MONICA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: EXTERNAL SUPERCHARGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- OIL GAGES INDCD LOW.COMPRESSOR SHAFT SEAL,CAUSED BLOW-BY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N421MC
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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