- Date
- October 28, 1978
- Place
- Kirklin, IN · KIRKLIN, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N93745Erco 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781028033639A
- Case key
- 139196
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3600 78/10/28 KIRKLIN,IN ERCO 415-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 298 TIME - 1615 N93745 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKFORT,IN SHERIDAN,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SCREW PLUG,P/N P60138,IN CARB BOWL MISSING ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM CARB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93745
- Reported as
- Erco 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N93745 · 1
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