- Date
- September 10, 1966
- Place
- St-Stephens, SC · ST-STEPHENS, SC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N33701Aeronca 65-LB
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120896
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3423 66/9/10 ST-STEPHENS SC AERONCA 65-LB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 415 TIME - 1330 N33701 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.STEPHENS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DIRTY BURNED POINTS AND WEAK SPARK IN RIGHT MAGNETO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33701
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-LB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St.Stephens
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