- Date
- May 18, 1975
- Place
- Union Grove, WI · UNION GROVE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28504Fairchild 24W-41
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750518015239A
- Case key
- 148829
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1364 75/5/18 UNION GROVE,WI FAIRCHILD 24W-41 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 189 TIME - 1400 N28504 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLVANIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP STURTEVANT,WI RETURN HARVARD,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL TANK VENTS CLOGGED WHICH PREVENTED GRAVITY FLOW OF THE FUEL FROM THE TANKS TO THE ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28504
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24W-41
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sylvania
N28504Registration cancelled Jan 11, 2012 · Fairchild 24W-41AAirframe modelFairchild 24W-41AEngine modelWarner SS165 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.