- Date
- February 11, 1967
- Place
- Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4778SSandspur
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0015 67/2/11 OCALA,FLA SANDSPUR CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 41 TOTAL TIME - 1515 N4778S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO.4 PISTON SEIZED. ENGINE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AIR SCOOPS OR BAFFLING.PLT-NO SOLO FLIGHT ENDORSEMENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4778S
- Reported as
- Sandspur
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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