- Date
- May 25, 1978
- Place
- Cumberland, MD · CUMBERLAND, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N18840Dehavilland DH82C
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780525011469A
- Case key
- 142004
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1709 78/5/25 CUMBERLAND,MD DEHAVILLAND DH82C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1214 TIME - 1859 N18840 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEXICO FARMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUMBERLAND,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- PILOT USED UNLEADED AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18840
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH82C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mexico Farms
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.