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NTSB accident investigation · Dehavnd Can DHC-1B · Stevensville, MD · August 15, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 15, 1971
Place
Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7749Dehavnd Can DHC-1B
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163034

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4014  71/8/15    STEVENSVILLE,MD     DEHAVND CAN DHC-1B  CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1425                    N7749               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE 34, 2555 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY BRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEVENSVILLE,MD             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- INVERTED STALL DURING SNAP ROLL.HIT GRND ON PULL OUT FROM SPLIT S.NO INVERTED FLT FUEL SYSTEM.

Aircraft

Registration
N7749
Reported as
Dehavnd Can DHC-1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bay Bridge

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.