ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332035
Date: | Saturday 23 September 1967 |
Time: | 07:12 |
Type: | Oakland Centaurus |
Owner/operator: | Bird Corp. |
Registration: | N7436C |
MSN: | 15-1502 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Palm Springs, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Palm Springs International Airport, CA (PSP/KPSP) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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:
powerplant - engine structure: piston,piston rings
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX68A0034 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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