- Date
- February 6, 1977
- Place
- North Zulch, TX · NORTH ZULCH, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5653FAlon A2
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770206004019A
- Case key
- 157188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0310 77/2/6 NORTH ZULCH,TX ALON A2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1500 TIME - 1400 N5653F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN M ANDREWS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH ZULCH,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISTORTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INDUCTION SYSTEM VENTURI PREV DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING STARTING AFTER OVERPRIMING NOT REPAIRED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5653F
- Reported as
- Alon A2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- John M Andrews
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.