NYC70D0084

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Austerlitz, NY · August 9, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1969
Place
Austerlitz, NY · AUSTERLITZ, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N76833Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162128

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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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3-3465   69/8/9    AUSTERLITZ,NY       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 193
        TIME - 1815                    N76833              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRT BARRINGTON,MASS         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL BKN. R WHEEL DROPPED INTO A CHUCK HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N76833
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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