- Date
- June 17, 1968
- Place
- Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N12042Flaglor II
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109918
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2089 68/6/17 GADSDEN,ALA FLAGLOR II CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2725 TIME - 1800 N12042 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GADSDEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL GLIDER WITH 2 ENGINES.RT ENG QUIT,LACK OF FUEL DUE TO THROTTLE HOUSING SLIPPAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12042
- Reported as
- Flaglor II
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gadsden
N12042Registration cancelled Oct 21, 2023 · Flaglor CHEROKEE IIAirframe modelFlaglor CHEROKEE IIEngine modelWest Bend 82006
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