- Date
- May 28, 1967
- Place
- Pamplico, SC · PAMPLICO, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99642Erco 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118511
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2853 67/5/28 PAMPLICO,SC ERCO 415-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 55 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N99642 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 3/16 INCH WASHER IN CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL JAMMED THE FLOAT STOPPING FLOW OF FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99642
- Reported as
- Erco 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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