- Date
- May 13, 1973
- Place
- Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3394KGlobe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730513012009A
- Case key
- 189958
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2307 73/5/13 FAIRFIELD,NJ GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1000 TIME - 1052 N3394K PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRFIELD,NJ SUSSEX,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- SAND & DIRT IN FUEL PUMP,WATER & RUST IN CARB. PLT LOST CTL TRYING TO RET TO FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3394K
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Caldwell-Wright
N3394KRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2018 · Universal GLOBE GC-1BAirframe modelUniversal GLOBE GC-1BEngine modelContinental C125 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.