- Date
- August 30, 1969
- Place
- Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55ABoeing PT-17
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158122
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2560 69/8/30 KNOXVILLE,TENN BOEING PT-17 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 665 TIME - 1600 N55A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOXVILLE,TENN KNOXVILLE,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB ADAPTER PLATE CAME LOOSE FROM HOUSING. CAUSED LEAN MIXTURE. ACFT STRUCK DIRT MOUNDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55A
- Reported as
- Boeing PT-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Downtown Island
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