- Date
- July 11, 1964
- Place
- Gig Harbor, WA · GIG HARBOR, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44664Culver V
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184727
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2032 64/7/11 GIG HARBOR WASH CULVER V CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 500 TIME - 0845 N44664 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BLADE PITCH CHANGE LEVER FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44664
- Reported as
- Culver V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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