- Date
- October 7, 1968
- Place
- San L Obispo, CA · SAN L OBISPO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1450LBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107405
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3846 68/10/7 SAN L OBISPO,CAL BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1195 TIME - 1000 N1450L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- THRUST BEARING FAILED DUE TO FOREIGN MATTER LODGED IN THE CRANKCASE OIL PASSAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1450L
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Luis Obispo
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