- Date
- March 26, 1967
- Place
- Laguna Beach, CA · LAGUNA BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N56181N.American AT6
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3047 67/3/26 LAGUNA BEACH,CAL N.AMERICAN AT6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1725 TIME - 0755 N56181 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- PILOT WRAPPED RAG AROUND LEAKING FUEL LINE FITTING. AIRCRAFT HIT BULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56181
- Reported as
- N.American AT6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N56181Registration cancelled Jun 26, 1970 · North American/Victoria MNT LT AT-6AAirframe modelNorth American/Victoria MNT LT AT-6A
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Other investigations on N56181 · 2
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