- Date
- August 5, 1971
- Place
- Finleyville, PA · FINLEYVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60109Fairchild M62A
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163157
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3115 71/8/5 FINLEYVILLE,PA FAIRCHILD M62A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 3839 TIME - 1500 N60109 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 706 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FINLEYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEVILLE,PA CONNELLSVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- NR 4 ROD CAP RETAIN BOLT FAILED,PISTON AND CON ROD DISCONNECTED.WINDSHIELD OIL CVRD.WING SPAR BKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60109
- Reported as
- Fairchild M62A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Finleyville
N60109Registered now · Fairchild M-62AAirframe modelFairchild M-62AEngine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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