- Date
- March 7, 1980
- Place
- Gage, OK · GAGE, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2635VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800307004689A
- Case key
- 131919
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0540 80/3/7 GAGE,OK CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 105 TIME - 1255 N2635V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAGE MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PARSON,KS DUMAS,TX GAGE,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CAUSE OF SIPHONING UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2635V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gage Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2635V · 1
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