- Date
- July 30, 1972
- Place
- Flomaton, AL · FLOMATON, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5366KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2550 72/7/30 FLOMATON,ALA NAVION B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2320 TIME - 1400 N5366K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FLA GADSDEN,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT HAD FLOWN 300HRS SINCE LAST INSPECTION.ACFT HIT TREE STUMPS. NR 6 CYL HEAD SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5366K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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