- Date
- August 11, 1971
- Place
- Effie, MN · EFFIE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N86787Bellanca 14-13
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162780
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3006 71/8/11 EFFIE,MINN BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500 TIME - 0930 N86787 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN INTL FALLS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLYING APRX 500FT AGL.R TANK RAN DRY.FORGOT TO SWITCH TANKS,PUTTING GR DOWN. VEERED OFF HWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86787
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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