- Date
- March 10, 1972
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3343EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165902
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0354 72/3/10 TUCSON,ARIZ AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1555 N3343E PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 1150 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL VALVE CTL SHAFT AND JOINTS EXCESSIVELY WORN.PORT PARTLY OPEN.PLT TRIED TO RET TO FLD,LOST CTL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3343E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Freeway
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