# NTSB CHI81FEI35: Speziosport DAL-1, N6049, Tiffin, OH, August 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1980
- Place: Tiffin, OH · TIFFIN, OH
- Location: 41.1164° N, 83.1795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tiffin, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1164&lon=-83.1795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3448   80/8/9    TIFFIN,OH           SPEZIOSPORT DAL-1   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1428                    N6049               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 3148 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT CLINTON,OH             TIFFIN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6049](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6049-1982-12-06), registration cancelled 1982-12-06, S/N 279 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPEZIOSPORT DAL-1
- Registry model: [Goetz SPORT DAL-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/goetz-sport-dal-1) (registry code 05629BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800809034909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809034909A), Aug 9, 1980: Amtrsp SPEZIOTUHOLE, Tiffin, OH, Destroyed. Engine quit, stall crash-landed. No evidence of fuel on board at impact.

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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