- Date
- August 10, 1968
- Place
- Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6168CN American F-51D
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3959 68/8/10 SARASOTA,FLA N AMERICAN F-51D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1562 TIME - 1419 N6168C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARASOTA,FLA PENSACOLA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PINCHED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB IDLE MIXT VALVE GALLED,FROZEN.THROTTLE STUCK IN RDCD PWR PSN. 7.4 HR SINCE ANNUAL INSP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6168C
- Reported as
- N American F-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sarasota
N6168CRegistered now · North American P-51DAirframe modelNorth American P-51DEngine modelRolls-Royce V-1650-7
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