Plane Crash List

Consolidated-Vultee 28-5ACF N4760C

22 March 1983 · Neilsville, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 March 1983 at about 19:30 local time, a Consolidated-Vultee 28-5ACF registered N4760C was involved in an accident near Neilsville, Wisconsin, United States. 5 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Neilsville, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Consolidated-Vultee 28-5ACF
Registration
N4760C
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Aerial Observation
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fargo → Wausaw
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI83LA150

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRASH LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD AFTER IT HAD A POWER LOSS ON #1 ENGINE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A GEODETIC SURVEY FLIGHT WHICH CALLED FOR FLIGHT AT 500 FEET AGL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT ON ONE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 4000 LBS. UNDER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE FRONT MAIN ROD HAD FAILED ON THE #1 CYLINDER ON THE LEFT ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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