# NTSB SEA66A0020: Convair PBY-6A, N6455C, Klamathfalls, OR, October 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1965
- Place: Klamathfalls, OR · KLAMATHFALLS, OR
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0928   65/10/4 NR.KLAMATHFALLS OREG  CONVAIR PBY-6A      CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6280
        TIME - 1353                    N6455C              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    14000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING DUST                                              68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MASTER ROD BEARING P/N 198220 FAILED.WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6455C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6455C-1965-11-27), registration cancelled 1965-11-27, S/N 64069 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR PBY-6A
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-6a) (registry code 2421302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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