- Date
- July 19, 1979
- Place
- Northglenn, CO · NORTHGLENN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N291NCAero Comdr 680FL
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790719040749A
- Case key
- 133912
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3967 79/7/19 NR.NORTHGLENN,CO AERO COMDR 680FL CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1721 N291NC PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 49, 5026 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,CO BOISE,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRIMER LINE INSTALLED IN PLACE OF INJECTOR LINE ON LT ENG.RED PARTICLES FOUND IN #7 FUEL INJECTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N291NC
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N291NC · 1
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