- Date
- August 18, 1977
- Place
- Kakhonak, AK · KAKHONAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24404Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770818042429A
- Case key
- 145504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4174 77/8/18 KAKHONAK,AK TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, UNK/NR TIME - 1925 N24404 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAKHONAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KAKHONAK,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WRONG FUEL LINE FITTING ON CARBURETOR. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 95MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24404
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kakhonak
N24404Registration cancelled Jul 16, 2009 · Taylorcraft BC-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC-65Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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