- Date
- July 21, 1969
- Place
- Chadwick, MO · CHADWICK, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29779Taylorcraft BC1265
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161618
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3415 69/7/21 CHADWICK,MO TAYLORCRAFT BC1265 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 600 TIME - 1100 N29779 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEWITT,ARK SPRINGFIELD,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CAP OF AUX TANK ON BACKWARDS. PREVENTED FUEL TRANSFER TO MAIN TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29779
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC1265
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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