- Date
- February 23, 1976
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6146RCessna T210
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760223011929A
- Case key
- 152564
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2133 76/2/23 NR.BIRMINGHAM,AL CESSNA T210 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1695 TIME - 1005 N6146R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1532 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULTON COUNTY,GA FT SMITH,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: VACUUM PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VACUUM PUMP OIL LEAK 236 CC PER HR.PLT DID NOT CHECK OIL LEVEL DURING LAST 45 HRS OF OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6146R
- Reported as
- Cessna T210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Birmingham Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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