- Date
- July 4, 1973
- Place
- Bellevue, IA · BELLEVUE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1766ZCessna 336
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730704019769A
- Case key
- 189780
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1580 73/7/4 BELLEVUE,IOWA CESSNA 336 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 453 TIME - 1230 N1766Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DURANGO,COLO EAST TROY,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L WING HIT A ROAD SIGN.R FUEL GAUGE INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1766Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 336
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1766ZRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2012 · Cessna 336Airframe modelCessna 336Engine modelContinental IO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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