Piper PA-23 N148AF
5 December 1967 · Cottage Hill, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1967 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N148AF, operated by Aeroflite Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Cottage Hill, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cottage Hill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Civic Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N148AF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aeroflite Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4539
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DOWEL PIN IN CRANKSHAFT SHEARED, LEFT ENG.T/O MADE BELOW SINGLE ENG SPEED.GEAR FAILED ON LNDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Apr 1967 | Piper PA-23 | Alderwood Mr, Washington, United States | P H D Flyer In | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1967 | Piper PA-23 | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | International | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1967 | Piper PA-23 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-23 | Tehachapi, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1967 | Piper PA-23 | Montrose, Missouri, United States | Calhoun Hatche | No injuries | - |
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