- Date
- July 8, 1970
- Place
- Lavonia, GA · LAVONIA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N31437Aeronca 65-TL
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116236
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1054 70/7/8 LAVONIA,GA AERONCA 65-TL CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1057 TIME - 1735 N31437 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHUFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAVONIA,GA TOCCOA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT ADJ VALVES FOR OWNER,IMPROPERLY.ENG LOST PWR ON PREVIOUS T/O.LND OK.CRASHED ON NEXT T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31437
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-TL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shuford
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