- Date
- July 21, 1969
- Place
- Montague, CA · MONTAGUE, CA
- Injuries
- 5 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N890CPAero Comdr 500-B
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3722 69/7/21 MONTAGUE,CALIF AERO COMDR 500-B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 7420 TIME - 0840 N890CP PX- 0 4 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTAGUE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTAGUE,CALIF WILLOW CREEK,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- R ENG FAILED. PLT ROTATED PRIOR TO REACHING SAFE SINGLE ENG SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N890CP
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montague
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