- Date
- August 26, 1978
- Place
- Oracle, AZ · ORACLE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N14651Cinquanta TRI PA
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780826027499A
- Case key
- 139602
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2645 78/8/26 NR.ORACLE,AZ CINQUANTA TRI PA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N14651 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 34, 1734 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 34 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE HILLS MINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORACLE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14651
- Reported as
- Cinquanta TRI PA
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Little Hills Mine
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.