UNK67X0154

NTSB accident investigation · Custer CCW-5 · Gander, Canada · September 8, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1967
Place
Gander, Canada · GANDER,NFLD, Canada
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6257CCuster CCW-5
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113446

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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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6-0146   67/9/8    GANDER,NFLD         CUSTER CCW-5        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0846                    N6257C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR, 800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GANDER INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEPHENVILLE                GANDER,NFLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N6257C
Reported as
Custer CCW-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gander Intl

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.