MKC68F0236

NTSB accident investigation · Ernst Eaa Biplan · Cambridge, MN · September 4, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 4, 1967
Place
Cambridge, MN · CAMBRIDGE, MN
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N530CErnst Eaa Biplan
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114502

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0777   67/9/4    CAMBRIDGE,MINN      ERNST EAA BIPLAN    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 500
        TIME - 1130                    N530C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GLASS SEDIMENT BOWL CRACK,CAUSING MAJOR FUEL LEAK.

Aircraft

Registration
N530C
Reported as
Ernst Eaa Biplan
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cambridge

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.