- Date
- December 26, 1969
- Place
- Mariposa, CA · MARIPOSA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N999EPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4558 69/12/26 NR.MARIPOSA,CALIF PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 7552 TIME - 1931 N999E PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV BAKERSFIELD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 1 CONROD BOLT FAILED,CAUSED CASE TO BREAK.OLD BOLTS USED DURING OVH.MFR RECOMMENDED NEW BOLTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N999E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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