- Date
- September 8, 1964
- Place
- Elkader, IA · ELKADER, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7611BBeechcraft T34
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2917 64/9/8 ELKADER IOWA BEECHCRAFT T34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3300 TIME - 1030 N7611B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 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 COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT FORWARD OF #3 CRANKPIN- CRANKSHAFT REWORKED BY LOCAL UNAPPROVED AGENCY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7611B
- Reported as
- Beechcraft T34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage