- Date
- May 24, 1966
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8914RChampion 7HC
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1050 66/5/24 SACRAMENTO CALIF CHAMPION 7HC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1450 TIME - 1530 N8914R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1380 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL DRAIN PLUG NOT PROPERLY SECURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8914R
- Reported as
- Champion 7HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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