- Date
- March 6, 1964
- Place
- Mercedes, TX · MERCEDES, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9004RBell P63
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0552 64/3/6 MERCEDES TEX BELL P63 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1545 N9004R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 50, 25000 TOTAL HOURS, 35 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9004R
- Reported as
- Bell P63
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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