Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 13 OKT 1966 |
| Zeit: | 17:08 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Fluggesellschaft: | BBR Drilling |
| Kennzeichen: | N131E |
| Werknummer: | 18-2503 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 4 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 5 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Short Creek, WV (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Privat |
| Flug von: | Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, WV (HLG), USA |
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The no. 2 propeller governor drive shaft failed after takeoff. The aircraft stalled, crashed and caught fire while the pilot tried to carry out a forced landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
powerplant - propeller and accessories: governors
miscellaneous acts,conditions - rpm-uncontrollable-overspeed
powerplant - engine structure: master and connecting rods
miscellaneous acts, conditions - material failure
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed Informationsquelle:
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
