- Date
- May 23, 1970
- Place
- Addison, IL · ADDISON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N173VN.American SNJ-4
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182085
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2241 70/5/23 ADDISON,ILL N.AMERICAN SNJ-4 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1654 TIME - 1730 N173V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 586 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOMBARD,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NON-PWRPLANT MECH RATED PLT-OWNER INSTALLED FUEL LINES,FITTINGS.BOTTLE CORK FOUND IN ELBOW FITTING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N173V
- Reported as
- N.American SNJ-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mitchell
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