- Date
- May 10, 1966
- Place
- Sylvania, GA · SYLVANIA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N49769Aeronca O-58
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172957
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0127 66/5/10 SYLVANIA GA AERONCA O-58 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 168 TIME - 1810 N49769 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL TANK VENT LINE CLOGGED BUT VENTED NONSTANDARD FUEL CAP MAY HAVE PROVIDED ADEQ VENT-NOT DETERM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49769
- Reported as
- Aeronca O-58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mills
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