CHI70F0051

NTSB accident investigation · Mong Sport · Schoolcraft, MI · June 7, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 7, 1969
Place
Schoolcraft, MI · SCHOOLCRAFT, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N911SMong Sport
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175843

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1893   69/6/7    SCHOOLCRAFT,MICH    MONG SPORT          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3414
        TIME - 1000                    N911S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LOOSE PAINT FOUND IN FUEL TANK,LINE,AND SCREEN IN CARB. L QUARTERING TAIL WIND 225 DEG 15K.

Aircraft

Registration
N911S
Reported as
Mong Sport
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Perry

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.