- Date
- November 7, 1971
- Place
- Elton, LA · ELTON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4874NBoeing E75N1
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4430 71/11/7 ELTON,LA BOEING E75N1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 10000 TIME - 1000 N4874N PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TREME AIR FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELTON,LA WELSH,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB NEEDLE VALVE SEAT LOOSE,THREADS WORN OFF,HELD BY RETAIN LOCK.243HRS SINCE LAST 100HR INSP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4874N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Treme Air Farm
N4874NRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2018 · Boeing E75Airframe modelBoeing E75Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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