- Date
- August 18, 1971
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1451HAeronca 15AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3140 71/8/18 NR.CORDOVA,ALAS AERONCA 15AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 317 TIME - 1640 N1451H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDOVA,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT FORGOT TO REPLACE R FUEL CAP.DIDNT TAKE ACTION FOR LDG UNTIL ENG QUIT.HAD TO LND ON SANDBAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1451H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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