# NTSB CHI68F0743: Lesher Teal, N4291C, Ann Arbor, MI, May 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1968
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Location: 42.2761° N, 83.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ann Arbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2761&lon=-83.7312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0743
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0743

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4291C-2018-01-19), registration cancelled 2018-01-19, S/N 2, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LESHER TEAL
- Registry model: [Lesher TEAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/lesher-teal) (registry code 05601RQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ann Arbor

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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