- Date
- September 28, 1968
- Place
- Lafayette, GA · LAFAYETTE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2023EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4321 68/9/28 LAFAYETTE,GA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 37, TIME - 1830 N2023E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 1230 TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLBURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PARTICLES OF RUST FOUND IN CARBURETOR BOWL AND FUEL SUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2023E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wellburn
N2023ERegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2023 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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