- Date
- August 29, 1966
- Place
- Mishawaka, IN · MISHAWAKA, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N12453Waco INF
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121074
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2447 66/8/29 MISHAWAKA IND WACO INF CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1500 TIME - 1845 N12453 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORTSMAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL LEAKED FROM LOOSE FUEL INLET HOSE AT CARBURETOR.HOSE CLAMP LOOSENED BY VANDALS PREVIOUSLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12453
- Reported as
- Waco INF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sportsman
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