- Date
- June 15, 1966
- Place
- Westerly, RI · WESTERLY, RI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6544CCulver V
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3198 66/6/15 WESTERLY RI CULVER V CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1840 N6544C PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTERLY STATE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SPINNERS,DOMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- PROPELLER SPINNER CRACKED AT FORWARD SPINNER BULKHEAD.PILOT CUT MASTER SWITCH BEFORE GEAR WAS DOWN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6544C
- Reported as
- Culver V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westerly State
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