- Date
- June 25, 1979
- Place
- Chippewa Falls, WI · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9408EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790625056949A
- Case key
- 135541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3629 79/6/25 CHIPPEWA FALLS,WI AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 511 TIME - 1800 N9408E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWE FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHIPPEWA FALLS,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- VEGETABLE OIL BASE SUBSTANCE & PARTICULATE MATTER FOUND IN FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9408E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bowe Farm
N9408ERegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2013 · Aeronca 11ACAirframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 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.