- Date
- October 1, 1977
- Place
- De Leon Spring, FL · DE LEON SPRING, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N65UMong Sport
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771001032599A
- Case key
- 144823
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3331 77/10/1 DE LEON SPRING,FL MONG SPORT CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N65U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 546 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DE LAND,FL TALLAHASSEE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AC LANDED IN MARSH.FOREIGN MATTER (FIBERGLASS)IN FUEL TANK AND LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65U
- Reported as
- Mong Sport
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N65URegistration cancelled Dec 24, 1981 · Mong Sport OUTLAW SPECIALAirframe modelMong Sport OUTLAW SPECIAL
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N65U · 1
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