- Date
- October 2, 1969
- Place
- Kent, WA · KENT, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2726JCessna A185E
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187089
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3132 69/10/2 KENT,WASH CESSNA A185E CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 12800 TIME - 1002 N2726J PX- 1 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR GROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE SAWYER,WASH KENT,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT REAR CENTER MAIN JOURNAL.AIRSPEED CALIBRATION TEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2726J
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cedar Grove
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