- Date
- May 10, 1964
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5153KNavion NAV4
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0390 64/5/10 INDIANAPOLIS IND NAVION NAV4 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 220 TIME - 0730 N5153K PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANKS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PWR PLT-PROPELLER REDUCTION SYSTEM FAILURE. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROPELLER DISENGAGED FROM ENGINE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5153K
- Reported as
- Navion NAV4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shanks
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