Buffum Mini COUPE N75MB
23 July 1977 · Willsonville, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1977 at about 09:45 local time, a Buffum Mini COUPE registered N75MB was involved in an accident during in flight near Willsonville, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willsonville, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Buffum Mini COUPE
- Registration
- N75MB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Evergreen, Wa → Hubbard, Or
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2793
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
VW 1600CC ENGINE.LOCK WSHR BROKE AND LOOSENED HOLD DOWN NUT.INTAKE ROCKER DISENGAGED FM PUSH ROD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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