- Date
- May 5, 1968
- Place
- Berlin, NJ · BERLIN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N27858Piper J-4
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1380 68/5/5 BERLIN,NJ PIPER J-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 192 TIME - 1645 N27858 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBION TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED IN KEYWAY. PROP FLEW OFF. LANDED IN PLOWED FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27858
- Reported as
- Piper J-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albion
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