- Date
- August 18, 1966
- Place
- La Grande, OR · LA GRANDE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7719CDouglas A-26B
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122439
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0692 66/8/18 LA GRANDE OREG DOUGLAS A-26B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1550 N7719C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY AGE 30, 1670 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 74 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GRANDE MUN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- METAL DEPOSITS ON PLUGS CAUSED PLUGS TO GLOW.METAL SOURCE UNDET.ACFT ROLLED OFF RWY ONTO ROUGH GRD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7719C
- Reported as
- Douglas A-26B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Grande Mun
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