- Date
- October 13, 1966
- Place
- Short Creek, WV · SHORT CREEK, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N131ELockheed L-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121004
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1141 66/10/13 SHORT CREEK, W VA LOCKHEED L-18 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6000 TIME - 1708 N131E PX- 1 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELING OHIO CO. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO.2 PROP GOV.DRIVESHAFT FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N131E
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wheeling Ohio Co.
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