- Date
- May 7, 1966
- Place
- Santa Maria, CA · SANTA MARIA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87231Ercoupe 415
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2691 66/5/7 SANTA MARIA CALIF ERCOUPE 415 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 119 TIME - 1445 N87231 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHSIDE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOTH INLET AND OUTLET VALVES FAILED TO CLOSE DUE TO CORROSION PARTICLES IN VALVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87231
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Northside
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