19791212034959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 11AC · Fitzgerald, GA · December 12, 1979

Date
December 12, 1979 · 08:30 local
Place
Fitzgerald, GA
Airport
Fitzgerald
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9552E
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKG14
Reported as
Blanca 11AC
Reported engine
Continental A65*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
96 total12 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout stall. Landed in bushes adjacent to airport. No engine defect found. No ELT onboard.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT STALL. LANDED IN BUSHES ADJACENT TO AIRPORT. NO ENGINE DEFECT FOUND. NO ELT ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.