- Date
- September 10, 1971
- Place
- Ravena, NY · RAVENA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4723GSmith Mini DSA-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163580
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1857 71/9/10 RAVENA,NY SMITH MINI DSA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 314 TIME - 0625 N4723G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAVENA,NY ALBANY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4723G
- Reported as
- Smith Mini DSA-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redhaven
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