# NTSB IAD74DIJ12: Dart RP-S1, N3116, Marlinton, WV, February 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1974
- Place: Marlinton, WV · MARLINTON, WV
- Location: 38.2240° N, 80.0875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlinton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2240&lon=-80.0875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DIJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0865  74/2/17  NR.MARLINTON,W VA     DART RP-S1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1000
        TIME - 1430                    N3116               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                SEVILLE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXHAUSTED FUEL ON MAIN TANK SWITCHED TO AUX COULD NOT RESTART,FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3116](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3116), registered now, S/N RP1-S, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DART RP-S1
- Registry model: [Proctor-Varner-Austin CLIP WING DART](https://openairdocs.org/model/proctor-varner-austin-clip-wing-dart) (registry code 05611HK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740217007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740217007179A), Feb 17, 1974: Amtrxp CUBETTEA*, Marlinton, WV, Substantial damage. Exhausted fuel on main tank switched to aux could not restart,forced landing in rough terrain.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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