19990317039819I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 11AC · Bainbridge, GA · March 17, 1999

Date: March 17, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place: Bainbridge, GA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3718E
Reported as: Bbavia 11AC
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,105 total602 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

N3718ERegistered now · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-1860 · Built 1947 Airframe modelAeronca 11AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Mr. Malsberger stated that he was flying alone on a pleasure flight which originated in shorterville al. And was to terminiate in Bainbridge, GA. Malsberger stated that the engine began to make unusual sounds and stated to losse power and then quit running. He landed the aircraft in lake seminole. The aircraft sustained only minor damage with a broken windshield Mr. Malsberger was not injuried. A subsquent teardown of the Continental A-65-8 engine revealed a broken #3 exaust valve. It is not known what caused the valve to break.

As the FAA filed it

MR. MALSBERGER STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING ALONE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED IN SHORTERVILLE AL. AND WAS TO TERMINIATE IN BAINBRIDGE, GA. MALSBERGER STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE UNUSUAL SOUNDS AND STATED TO LOSSE POWER AND THEN QUIT RUNNING. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN LAKE SEMINOLE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD MR. MALSBERGER WAS NOT INJURIED. A SUBSQUENT TEARDOWN OF THE CONTINENTAL A-65-8 ENGINE REVEALED A BROKEN #3 EXAUST VALVE. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE VALVE TO BREAK.