- Date
- October 9, 1969
- Place
- Downieville, CA · DOWNIEVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7052MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152225
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4153 69/10/9 DOWNIEVILLE,CALIF CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500 TIME - 1345 N7052M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OROVILLE,CALIF RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION AT CON ROD JOURNALS. OIL SCREEN BLOCKED,PARTLY COLLAPSED.LND ON LOG ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7052M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7052MRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2020 · Cessna 175Airframe modelCessna 175Engine modelContinental GO-300 series
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