- Date
- August 27, 1971
- Place
- Carpio, ND · CARPIO, ND
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2979TAero Comr 200D
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1471 71/8/27 CARPIO,N DAK AERO COMR 200D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0605 N2979T PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 30, 2803 TOTAL HOURS, 4 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOBEY,MONT MINOT,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OIL COOLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL COOLER CRACKED,CAUSED LOSS OF OIL. COOLER INSTALLED 31 HRS PREVIOUSLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2979T
- Reported as
- Aero Comr 200D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2979TRegistered now · Aero Commander 200DAirframe modelAero Commander 200DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N2979T · 1
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