ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332286
| Date: | Thursday 13 October 1966 |
| Time: | 17:08 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Owner/operator: | BBR Drilling |
| Registration: | N131E |
| MSN: | 18-2503 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Short Creek, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, WV (HLG/KHLG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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