Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Saturday 23 September 1967 |
Time: | 07:12 |
Type: | Oakland Centaurus |
Operator: | Bird Corp. |
Registration: | N7436C |
MSN: | 15-1502 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Palm Springs, CA ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Palm Springs International Airport, CA (PSP/KPSP), United States of America |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft crashed after the no 13 piston of the right hand engine failed, resulting in exhaust and intake valves remaining open.
The aircraft was initially manufactured as a Locked PV-2D for the US Navy. After military service it was converted by Oakland Airmotive Corp to the non-pressurised Oakland Centaurus prototype.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - engine structure: piston,piston rings
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» NTSB
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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.