- Date
- January 31, 1970
- Place
- Johns Island, SC · JOHNS ISLAND, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8142Jay Tee RCB-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143804
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0599 70/1/31 JOHNS ISLAND,SC JAY TEE RCB-1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 32, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1350 N8142 PX- 0 0 0 TEST HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNS ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHNS ISLAND,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL LINE ROUTED AROUND R CYLS FOR FUEL HEATING. CAUSED VAPOR LOCK. INITIAL FLT OF ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8142
- Reported as
- Jay Tee RCB-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johns Island
N8142Registration cancelled Jun 29, 1970 · Blackstock JAY TEE RCB-1Airframe modelBlackstock JAY TEE RCB-1
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