- Date
- May 6, 1968
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4291CLesher Teal
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110845
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1205 68/5/6 ANN ARBOR,MICH LESHER TEAL CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2505 TIME - 1440 N4291C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANN ARBOR 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 - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THOUGHT PROP DRIVE SHAFT OF REAR ENG ACFT FAILED.AFRAID TAIL ASSY MIGHT SEPARATE IF RESTARTED ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4291C
- Reported as
- Lesher Teal
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ann Arbor
N4291CRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Lesher TEALAirframe modelLesher TEALEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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