ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 126134
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| Date: | Monday 3 July 1967 |
| Time: | 20:28 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206 |
| Owner/operator: | Scat Airlines |
| Registration: | N2138F |
| MSN: | U206-0338 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Philip Billard Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Philip Billard Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas (TOP/KTOP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destoryed) July 3, 1967 when collided with wires/poles on final approach to Philip Billard Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas. Aircraft was engaged on a air taxi flight, and of the six persons on board (pilot and five passengers) the pilot was seriously injured, but the five passengers sustained minor injuries. Aircraft sustained an engine failure on final approach. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"FAILURE OF A COUNTERWEIGHT ASSEMBLY DUE TO WASHER, [PART NUMBER 629105] SPINNING LOOSE; THIS ALLOWED PIN TO DROP OUT, CAUSING PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC68A0002 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=18031&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2138F
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2016 12:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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