- Date
- August 13, 1978
- Place
- Myrtle Grove, LA · MYRTLE GROVE, LA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7446SAerostar 600
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780813032039A
- Case key
- 139771
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2931 78/8/13 MYRTLE GROVE,LA AEROSTAR 600 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 250 TIME - 1400 N7446S PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAUPHIN ISLAND,AL HOUMA,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL QUANTITY GAGE AND LOW LEVEL WARN REMOVED.SLOUSHING COMPOUND FOUND THROUGHOUT FUEL SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7446S
- Reported as
- Aerostar 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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