- Date
- July 27, 1979
- Place
- Tribune, KS · TRIBUNE, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N18DWDyke Delta JD-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790727022469A
- Case key
- 134283
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2710 79/7/27 NR.TRIBUNE,KS DYKE DELTA JD-2 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 469 TIME - 1600 N18DW PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM SALINA,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- #3 CONROD ASSY FAILED.COLLIDED WITH HAYSTACK,HENHOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18DW
- Reported as
- Dyke Delta JD-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N18DWRegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2023 · Williams David T DYKE DELTA JD-2Airframe modelWilliams David T DYKE DELTA JD-2Engine modelLycoming IO-390 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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