ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332035
| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1967 |
| Time: | 07:12 |
| Type: |  Oakland Centaurus |
| Owner/operator: | Bird Corp. |
| Registration: | N7436C |
| MSN: | 15-1502 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palm Springs, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Palm Springs International Airport, CA (PSP/KPSP) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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