# NTSB MIA69F0040: Flaglor II, N12042, Gadsden, AL, June 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1968
- Place: Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12042-2023-10-21), registration cancelled 2023-10-21, S/N 2, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLAGLOR II
- Registry model: [Flaglor CHEROKEE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/flaglor-cherokee-ii) (registry code 40601V4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [West Bend 82006](https://openairdocs.org/engine/west-bend-82006) (registry code 65003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gadsden

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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