- Date
- March 13, 1965
- Place
- Pacific City, OR · PACIFIC CITY, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N43141Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179813
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0126 65/3/13 PACIFIC CITY OREG TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 90 TOTAL TIME - 0905 N43141 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PACIFIC CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MISSING STEEL CLAMP-LOOSE FLEX HOSE BTWN CRANKCASE & OIL PRESS GAUGE-LET OIL LEAK ON EXHAUST
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43141
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pacific City
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