MKC67F0137

NTSB accident investigation · Downer 14-19 · Pequot Lakes, MN · July 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1966
Place
Pequot Lakes, MN · PEQUOT LAKES, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8527RDowner 14-19
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121725

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2932  66/7/26    PEQUOT LAKES MINN   DOWNER 14-19        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N8527R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREEZY POINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- POWER COULD NOT BE REDUCED, VERNIER CONTROL INTERNAL JAM NUT NOT SECURED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8527R
Reported as
Downer 14-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Breezy Point

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.