- Date
- May 3, 1974
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1504UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740503013089A
- Case key
- 124793
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1498 74/5/3 OPA LOCKA,FLA CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 217 TIME - 1708 N1504U PX- 0 0 6 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FLA FREEPORT,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PROP WOULD NOT RESPOND TO CTL.PLT AWARE OF PROBLEM BFR TKOF.FIRE STARTED IN R BRAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1504U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Opa Locka
FAA reports on this event · 1
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