- Date
- April 6, 1969
- Place
- Morrilton, AR · MORRILTON, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4949ERhein 3A-P75
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0673 69/4/6 MORRILTON,ARK RHEIN 3A-P75 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 600 TIME - 1230 N4949E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETIT JEAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- POWERED GLIDER.WITNESSES REPORTED PLT HAD ENG MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO T/O. DID NOT HAVE MECH CK ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4949E
- Reported as
- Rhein 3A-P75
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Petit Jean
N4949ERegistration cancelled Sep 25, 1971 · Rhein Flugzeugbau RW3A-P75Airframe modelRhein Flugzeugbau RW3A-P75
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