- Date
- September 3, 1971
- Place
- S.L.Obispo, CA · S.L.OBISPO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8860RBellanca 14-19
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163989
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3343 71/9/3 S.L.OBISPO,CALIF BELLANCA 14-19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N8860R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 55, 1397 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 669 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES PWR PLT-ENG BACKFIRED IGNITING DRIPPING FUEL. REMARKS- PLT FLOODED ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8860R
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Luis Obispo
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