- Date
- June 24, 1973
- Place
- Westboro, MA · WESTBORO, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N753YViking B-8
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2187 73/6/24 WESTBORO,MASS VIKING B-8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2665 TIME - 1700 N753Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 556 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTBORO,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: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MASTER ROD CAP BOLTS FAILED. PROP SEPARATED IN FLT. GR ROLLED IN CORN FLD FURROWS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N753Y
- Reported as
- Viking B-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westboro
N753YRegistered now · Viking Flying Boat KITTY HAWK B-4Airframe modelViking Flying Boat KITTY HAWK B-4Engine modelKinner K5 series
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