- Date
- August 22, 1965
- Place
- Sparks, NV · SPARKS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N68847Convair L-13A
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175423
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3800 65/8/22 SPARKS NEV CONVAIR L-13A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE Z , UNK/NR TIME - 1725 N68847 PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VISTA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PILOT LEANED MIXTURE EXCESSIVELY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68847
- Reported as
- Convair L-13A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vista
N68847Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Consolidated Vultee L-13Airframe modelConsolidated Vultee L-13Engine modelFranklin 6V6 series
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