- Date
- March 27, 1968
- Place
- Saranac Lake, NY · SARANAC LAKE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8319TCessna 175C
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110906
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1305 68/3/27 SARANAC LAKE,NY CESSNA 175C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 611 TIME - 1530 N8319T PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADIRONDACK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CUT MIXTURE CONTROL PRACTISING FORCED LNDG. UNABLE TO RESTART ENG. LANDED IN TREES 400 FT SHORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8319T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Adirondack
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