- Date
- July 16, 1978
- Place
- Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1742ZCessna 336
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780716032859A
- Case key
- 140251
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2622 78/7/16 NR.LAKELAND,FL CESSNA 336 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2300 TIME - 0018 N1742Z PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKELAND MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARASOTA,FL ORLANDO,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL NOZZLES PLUGGED,FUEL METERING ASSY CORRODED.#3 EXH VALVE STICKING.PLT FLT TIME AS OF 6/2/77.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1742Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 336
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lakeland Muni
N1742ZRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2009 · Cessna 336Airframe modelCessna 336Engine modelContinental IO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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