- Date
- July 25, 1967
- Place
- Copper Centr, AK · COPPER CENTR, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7971LBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4568 67/7/25 COPPER CENTR,ALAS BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 176 TIME - 1400 N7971L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WARPED CARB PARTS GAVE LEAN MIXTURE.FLOAT LEVEL OUT OF TOLERANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7971L
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7971LRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Beech A23-19Airframe modelBeech A23-19Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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