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Manufacturer

Estes Industries

Designation

C11-3

Type

single-use

Date code

01 22 02

Failure date

May 7, 2017

Location

Redmond, WA (Sixty Acres Park)

Temperature

60 ℉

Other failure

description

EXTREMELY energetic ejection charge - blew baffle out and body of model apart, at the same time ejecting the motor itself.

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Comments

Ejection timing seemed normal - the nature of the failure was not evident until the pieces (including the spent motor) were recovered.

Status

accepted