- Date
- June 7, 1981
- Place
- Ligonier, IN · LIGONIER, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2282VPDQ 2-D
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810607032729A
- Case key
- 126728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1066 81/6/7 NR.LIGONIER,IN PDQ 2-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3100 TIME - 1720 N2282V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZOLLINGER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MISHAWAKA,IN LIGONIER,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: CROP 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 - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EQUIPPED W 1641CC VW ENG.MNVRD TO AVOID PWR LNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2282V
- Reported as
- PDQ 2-D
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zollinger
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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.