- Date
- October 5, 1969
- Place
- Dows, IA · DOWS, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N563DBBeech V35
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187111
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3136 69/10/5 DOWS,IOWA BEECH V35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 2100 TIME - 1128 N563DB PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1530 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PONTIAC,MICH RAPID CITY,IOWA ANN ARBOR,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOSS OF OIL THROUGH CRANKCASE BREATHER DUE TO BLOWBY IN SCORED, SCUFFED NR 1 CYL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N563DB
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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