UNK64X2057

NTSB accident investigation · Waco Ykcs · Okla City, OK · May 31, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1964
Place
Okla City, OK · OKLA CITY, OK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N15232Waco Ykcs
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183798

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1499  64/5/31    OKLA CITY OKLA      WACO YKCS           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 700
        TIME - 1930                    N15232              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        REMARKS- FUEL SCREEN PLUGGED WITH FOREIGN MATTER

Aircraft

Registration
N15232
Reported as
Waco Ykcs
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.