- Date
- November 4, 1978
- Place
- Mentone, IN · MENTONE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N18062Monocoupe 90A
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781104042809A
- Case key
- 138151
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4471 78/11/4 NR.MENTONE,IN MONOCOUPE 90A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 500 TIME - 0930 N18062 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MENTONE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENTONE,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL STOLEN FROM AIRCRAFT AFTER LAST FUELING AND PRIOR TO FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18062
- Reported as
- Monocoupe 90A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mentone
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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.