- Date
- February 19, 1976
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N679Aerosport Quail
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760219003739A
- Case key
- 152757
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0404 76/2/19 CARLSBAD,CA AEROSPORT QUAIL CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 49, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N679 PX- 0 0 0 TEST HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLSBAD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VW ENG. ACFTS FIRST FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N679
- Reported as
- Aerosport Quail
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palomar
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.