NYC67F0431

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7EC · Hamburg, NJ · January 2, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 2, 1967
Place
Hamburg, NJ · HAMBURG, NJ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5141TChampion 7EC
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119575

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0057   67/1/2    HAMBURG NJ          CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 245
        TIME - 1415                    N5141T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ICY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- NUMBER 2 CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5141T
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sussex Arpt.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.