- Date
- March 27, 1969
- Place
- Greenwood, MS · GREENWOOD, MS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N356RAero Comdr 560-F
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185683
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4684 69/3/27 GREENWOOD,MISS AERO COMDR 560-F CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1730 TIME - 1251 N356R PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEFLORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENWOOD,MISS GRENADA,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L ENG GR REDUCTION PLATE BOLTS LOOSE,CAUSED MAG AND GOV DRIVES TO SHEAR. PLT DIDNT TRY 1 ENG FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N356R
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560-F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Leflore
N356RRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2012 · Aero Commander 560-FAirframe modelAero Commander 560-FEngine modelLycoming IGO-540-B1A
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.