- Date
- May 21, 1972
- Place
- Ansonia, CT · ANSONIA, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N165CACvjetkovic CA-65
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166689
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0578 72/5/21 ANSONIA,CONN CVJETKOVIC CA-65 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 45, 490 TIME - 1250 N165CA PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSONIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANSONIA,CONN NONE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE DURING HI SPEED TAXI TEST.HAD MINIMUM FUEL ABD.UNABLE TO LND ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N165CA
- Reported as
- Cvjetkovic CA-65
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ansonia
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