- Date
- October 13, 1972
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N94624Ercoupe 415D
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168532
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2738 72/10/13 FAIRBANKS,ALAS ERCOUPE 415D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N94624 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAIR LAKES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS NORTH POLE AIRPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94624
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Blair Lakes
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