- Date
- September 26, 1970
- Place
- Eustis, FL · EUSTIS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2643NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149751
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3808 70/9/26 EUSTIS,FLA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2256 TIME - 1000 N2643N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MID FLORIDA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUSTIS,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PASSAGE THRU MIXTURE CTL TO VENTURI,BOWL BLOCKED WITH DIRT. UN STOP ON RWY AFT LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2643N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mid Florida
N2643NRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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