NYC79FA063

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 560A · Pavilion, NY · July 21, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 21, 1979
Place
Pavilion, NY · PAVILION, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2748BAero Comdr 560A
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790721040679A
Case key
134725

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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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3-2167  79/7/21    PAVILION,NY         AERO COMDR 560A     CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 4405
        TIME - 0905                    N2748B              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-AIR SHOW         TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAVILION,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXHAUST VALVE,NR 2 CYLINDER,RT ENGINE FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2748B
Reported as
Aero Comdr 560A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bateman

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.