# NTSB CHI77FEX26: Jodel D11, N4628S, Tell City, IN, May 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1977
- Place: Tell City, IN · TELL CITY, IN
- Location: 37.9530° N, 86.7593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tell City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9530&lon=-86.7593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2102  77/5/14    TELL CITY, IN       JODEL D11           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 518
        TIME - 1715                    N4628S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROUGH RIVER, KY             PERRYSVILLE, IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CARB MAIN JET & NOZZLE PLUGGED,FLOAT CHAMBER CONTAINED RED-COLORED DUST.AVOIDING DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4628S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4628S-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N D-1, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JODEL D11
- Registry model: [Jodel D-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/jodel-d-11) (registry code 4700312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (registry code 17006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perry County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770514014589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514014589A), May 14, 1977: Amtr 4700321, Tell City, IN, Substantial damage. Carb main jet & nozzle plugged,float chamber contained red-colored dust. Avoiding ditch.

## Other investigations on N4628S (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA271), Jul 6, 1985: Jodel D-11 (N4628S), Wooster, OH, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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