- Date
- March 23, 1971
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8534HN.American Navion
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1099 71/3/23 LUBBOCK,TEX N.AMERICAN NAVION CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 329 TIME - 0035 N8534H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST TEXAS TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TEX PANHANDLE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL LOW,LNDD PLAINVIEW,NO FUEL AVBL.CONT TO LUBBOCK,HIT SAND 200YDS FRM RWY.SUMP BOWL LEAKING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8534H
- Reported as
- N.American Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Texas Term
N8534HRegistered now · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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Other investigations on N8534H · 2
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