- Date
- November 18, 1979
- Place
- Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9032ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791118033449A
- Case key
- 133577
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2980 79/11/18 NR.COLUMBUS,OH CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1077 TIME - 1051 N9032A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PIECE OF WEATHER SEALING FOUND IN THROAT OF CARB.HIT BRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9032A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Columbus
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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.