- Date
- June 27, 1971
- Place
- Royalton, MN · ROYALTON, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25552Commonwlth 8135
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162327
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2813 71/6/27 ROYALTON,MINN COMMONWLTH 8135 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 465 TIME - 1630 N25552 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PAUL,MINN LITTLE FALLS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- AFT FORCED LDG DUE FUEL STARVATION PLT TOOK OFF WITH KNOWN FUEL FLOW PROBLEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25552
- Reported as
- Commonwlth 8135
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage