- Date
- July 5, 1975
- Place
- Pikeville, KY · PIKEVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52354Aeronca 058B
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750705023999A
- Case key
- 149877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2100 75/7/5 PIKEVILLE,KY AERONCA 058B CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1156 N52354 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 43, 3216 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKEVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PIKEVILLE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: HIGH TENSION WIRING POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRIMER LOCKING PIN WORN PRIMER UNLOCKED,OUT ABT 1 1/2 IN.NR 4 IGN LEAD CHAFFED,ARCD ON CYL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52354
- Reported as
- Aeronca 058B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pikeville
N52354Registration cancelled Jun 5, 2021 · Aeronca 0-58BAirframe modelAeronca 0-58BEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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