MIA67F0536

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Memphis, TN · May 8, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1967
Place
Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5526SCessna 188
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117191

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1470   67/5/8    MEMPHIS,TENN        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 210
        TIME - 0745                    N5526S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON RESULTED IN ABNORMAL ENGINE WEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N5526S
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N5526S · 2

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