ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377362
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Date: | Sunday 21 April 1985 |
Time: | 12:30 LT |
Type: | Ercoupe 415CD |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N94740 |
MSN: | 4851 |
Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2788 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12-F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | St. Paul, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (KSTP) |
Destination airport: | Minneapolis, MN (FCM |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE CLIMBING THRU APRX 700 FT AGL, THE ENG DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION & A LOUD 'CLANKING' SOUND. THESE WERE FOLLOWED BY A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. DURING A SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT'S RIGHT WING HIT A TREE & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROUGH TERRAIN. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #3 EXHAUST VALVE, PN 3921, HAD FAILED NEAR THE STEM-HEAD. THE ENG HAD 1040 HRS IN SERVICE SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI85LA172 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85LA172
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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