- Date
- April 23, 1966
- Place
- Moneta, VA · MONETA, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N36570Aeronca 65-TAC
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178317
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0869 66/4/23 MONETA VA AERONCA 65-TAC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 431 TIME - 1330 N36570 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH MTN. DAM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL 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- DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36570
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-TAC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Smith Mtn. Dam
N36570Registration cancelled Dec 9, 2019 · Aeronca 65-CAAirframe modelAeronca 65-CAEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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