- Date
- July 15, 1986, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Canton, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77670Fairchild 24R-46
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860715032689A
- Case key
- 6977
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was taking off after making a touch and go ldg; as he 'pushed (the) throttle forward on lift-off (the) engine began to quit'. The engine subsequently quit altogether at about 200-300 feet AGL over the departure end of the rwy. Examination of the engine carburetor by an IA mechanic indicated that the acceleration pump jet was partially blocked. The airplane was reportedly fueled with automotive gas. The temperature was reported to be 80 f at akron, Ohio about 7 miles from the accident site. The acft had been flown for about 1 hour immediately prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77670
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24R-46
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R46370
- Engine
- Fairchild 6-440-1, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles S. Gelal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OH07 · Marlboro, OH
- Destination
- 5D4 · Canton, OH
- Airport
- 5D4 · Martin Field, runway 27, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 3 in this make and model · 3,925 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.