- Date
- September 29, 1966
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N144YWaco RNF
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3787 66/9/29 CHESTERFIELD MO WACO RNF CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N144Y PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 40, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 27 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOBMASTER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IN OFF POSITION.AIRCRAFT STALLED IN LEFT TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N144Y
- Reported as
- Waco RNF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lobmaster
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