- Date
- October 27, 1970
- Place
- Demopolis, AL · DEMOPOLIS, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N118TPiper PA-18S
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1643 70/10/27 DEMOPOLIS,ALA PIPER PA-18S CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N118T PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 2019 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYKIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEMOPOLIS,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: CARBURETOR DE-ICING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CARB HEAT BOX VALVE BLOCKED CARB VENTURI.IP REGAINED CTL LOW ALT,ATMPTD GLIDE TO ARPT-ACFT STALLED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N118T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Boykin
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