- Date
- March 16, 1969
- Place
- Benton Harbr, MI · BENTON HARBR, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5639LYankee AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191029
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0739 69/3/16 BENTON HARBR,MICH YANKEE AA-1 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 111 TIME - 1455 N5639L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSS FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR FOUND ON LFT TANK POSITION. NO FUEL FOUND IN LFT FUEL LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5639L
- Reported as
- Yankee AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ross Field
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