ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44186
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 2006 |
| Time: | 12:34 |
| Type: | Cessna C-37 Airmaster |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18045 |
| MSN: | 364 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2002 hours |
| Engine model: | Warner S50A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fittstown, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fittstown, OK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot (ATP) flying a 1937 vintage tailwheel-equipped airplane collided with trees and terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power shortly after departure from the pilot's private grass airstrip. The single-engine airplane was destroyed in a post impact fire. An examination of the vintage radial engine revealed a cracked cylinder head and "blow torching" through the exhaust valve port.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder head. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060404X00385&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Apr-2010 10:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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