- Date
- October 10, 1966
- Place
- Afognak, AK · AFOGNAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1430HAeronca 15AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120519
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4449 66/10/10 AFOGNAK IS,ALAS AERONCA 15AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0800 N1430H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 49, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG FAILED TO RESPOND DURING A PROLONGED GLIDE.ACFT FLOAT EQUIPED,PLT LOOKING FOR ELK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1430H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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