- Date
- October 30, 1968
- Place
- Honokowai, HI · HONOKOWAI, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N67802Stearman A75
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108045
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3793 68/10/30 HONOKOWAI,HAWAII STEARMAN A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0740 N67802 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 42, 11240 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 8000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NO 1 CYL SEPARATED FROM CRANKCASE, SEVERED FUEL SIGHT GAGE,ALLOWING FUEL TO DUMP ONTO ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67802
- Reported as
- Stearman A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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