- Date
- August 7, 1972
- Place
- Cleveland, TN · CLEVELAND, TN
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N123QFCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167561
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2226 72/8/7 CLEVELAND,TENN CESSNA 421 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 8500 TIME - 1800 N123QF PX- 4 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDWICK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEVELAND,TENN LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R ENG NR 5 CYL CONROD BOLT FAILED. PLT TRIED TO RET TO ARPT BFOR FEATH R PROP. NEAR GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123QF
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hardwick
N123QFRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 1973 · Cessna 421Airframe modelCessna 421Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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