- Date
- August 25, 1979
- Place
- Hanover, VA · HANOVER, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90516Weimer RV3
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790825026949A
- Case key
- 133728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3448 79/8/25 NR.HANOVER,VA WEIMER RV3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 660 TIME - 1000 N90516 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODS FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANOVER,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ELEC FUEL PUMP FAILED TO DELIVER FUEL TO ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP.FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90516
- Reported as
- Weimer RV3
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woods Farm
FAA reports on this event · 1
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