Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 September 1967
Aircraft Type: Oakland Centaurus
Owner/operator: Bird Corp.
Registration Number: N7436C
Location: Palm Springs, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
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Description
The aircraft crashed after the no 13 piston of the right hand engine failed, resulting in exhaust and intake valves remaining open. The aircraft was initially manufactured as a Locked PV-2D for the US Navy. After military service it was converted by Oakland Airmotive Corp to the non-pressurised Oakland Centaurus prototype. PROBABLE CAUSE: powerplant – engine structure: piston,piston rings miscellaneous acts,conditions – material failure
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