- Date
- October 5, 1968
- Place
- Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N13576Davis D-1-W
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3255 68/10/5 GASTONIA,NC DAVIS D-1-W CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2500 TIME - 0920 N13576 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL LINE BETWEEN TANK AND ENG CAME LOOSE. LINE FLANGE FITTING WAS CRACKED,SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13576
- Reported as
- Davis D-1-W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gastonia
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