- Date
- February 28, 1972
- Place
- Sebring, FL · SEBRING, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2373BTemco GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1395 72/2/28 SEBRING,FLA TEMCO GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 636 TIME - 1515 N2373B PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBRING AIR TERMI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VENICE,FLA SEBRING,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: COILS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP REMARKS- HEAT DAMAGE TO THE MAGNETO COILS CAUSED THEM TO FAIL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2373B
- Reported as
- Temco GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sebring Air Termi
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