- Date
- April 26, 1975
- Place
- Paoli, IN · PAOLI, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6738NAerostar Ranger
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750426011049A
- Case key
- 148531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1006 75/4/26 PAOLI,IN AEROSTAR RANGER CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 862 TIME - 1810 N6738N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 461 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAOLI INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PAOLI,IN RETURN TELL CITY,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG QUIT WHILE ENTRG PATTERN.DID NOT SWITCH TANKS R TANK ABT 1 SPOONFUL,L TANK ABT 1/4 TO 1/2 FULL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6738N
- Reported as
- Aerostar Ranger
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Paoli Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.