- Date
- May 26, 1978
- Place
- Bumpass, VA · BUMPASS, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10HFTed Smith 601P
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780526034339A
- Case key
- 141601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2988 78/5/26 BUMPASS,VA TED SMITH 601P CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1700 TIME - 2148 N10HF PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REST-A-WHILE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP W.PALM BEACH,FL CLEVELAND,OH WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- NIGHT 2 ENG FAIL,CRUISE DSCNT 13200FT.FUSE TANK EMPTY,LEFT 11,RT 18GALS.PLT RPTS NO LOW FUEL LIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10HF
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rest-A-While
N10HFRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2019 · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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