- Date
- August 6, 1969
- Place
- Orient, NY · ORIENT, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8001CPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163571
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3671 69/8/6 NR.ORIENT,NY PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 217 TIME - 2145 N8001C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANBURY,CONN BLOCK ISLAND,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 3 CYL CONROD FAILED. STRUCK HYDRANT IN SHORT NARROW FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8001C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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