- Date
- April 27, 1970
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N111ZZRhein RW3B
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139913
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0291 70/4/27 MINNEAPOLIS,MINN RHEIN RW3B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 3015 TIME - 1330 N111ZZ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ORIG FUEL SELECTOR IN GERMAN,WAS MISPLACARDED WHEN TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH. STRETCHED GLIDE,WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N111ZZ
- Reported as
- Rhein RW3B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anoka County
N111ZZRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2011 · Rhein Flugzeugbau RW 3-P75Airframe modelRhein Flugzeugbau RW 3-P75Engine modelPorsche 678/4
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