- Date
- October 30, 1976
- Place
- Columbus, TX · COLUMBUS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65269Demoiselle A
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761030034219A
- Case key
- 155977
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3110 76/10/30 COLUMBUS,TX DEMOISELLE A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 409 TIME - 1230 N65269 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUSTON,TX SMITHVILLE,TX COLUMBUS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXH PIPE INSIDE MUFFLER FOR CARB HOT AIR BROKE AND SLIPPED DIRECTING EXH GAS INTO CARB AIR DUCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65269
- Reported as
- Demoiselle A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Columbus
N65269Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2020 · Burling DEMOISELLE MODEL AAirframe modelBurling DEMOISELLE MODEL AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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