- Date
- December 2, 1973
- Place
- Umatilla, FL · UMATILLA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6277KRepublic RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731202042469A
- Case key
- 187404
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3993 73/12/2 UMATILLA,FLA REPUBLIC RC-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 154 TIME - 1700 N6277K PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UMATILLA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UMATILLA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: PROPELLER GOVERNOR CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPARK PLUGS FOULED IN 1 CYL.INCORRECT MAG TIMING.COCKPIT PROP CTL FWD,PROP PITCH HI RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6277K
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Umatilla Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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