- Date
- August 4, 1974
- Place
- Hurricane, WV · HURRICANE, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3669Aero Sport D-260
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740804026369A
- Case key
- 136670
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2975 74/8/4 HURRICANE,W VA AERO SPORT D-260 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4800 TIME - 1500 N3669 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANDERS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLESTON,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- SA-FOAM DETERIORATED ENTERED FUEL SYSTEM.PLT OWNER INTENDED TO REWORK FUEL CELLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3669
- Reported as
- Aero Sport D-260
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Landers Field
N3669Registered now · Harris Senior Aero Sport D-260Airframe modelHarris Senior Aero Sport D-260Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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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.