- Date
- April 5, 1977
- Place
- El Centro, CA · EL CENTRO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4341CBellanca 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770405007819A
- Case key
- 157277
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0596 77/4/5 EL CENTRO,CA BELLANCA 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 130 TIME - 1800 N4341C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUTHITT AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL CENTRO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SEL HANDLE REPOSITIONED. PILOTS KNEE COULD INADVERTENTLY TURN SEL TO OFF POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4341C
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Douthitt Airstrip
N4341CRegistered now · Champion AERONCA 7ECAirframe modelChampion AERONCA 7ECEngine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4341C · 1
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