- Date
- May 9, 1965
- Place
- Winchester, VA · WINCHESTER, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N46140Taylorcraft DC-65
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0959 65/5/9 WINCHESTER VA TAYLORCRAFT DC-65 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 38, 100 TIME - 0700 N46140 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINCHESTER MUN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- OWNER/PILOT OVERHAULED ENGINE,CYL.COOLING BAFFLES NOT INSTALLED,CYL.OVERHEATED,ENGINE SEIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46140
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DC-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Winchester Mun
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