- Date
- July 28, 1973
- Place
- Ballston Spa, NY · BALLSTON SPA, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3753KGlobe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730728021359A
- Case key
- 189278
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2309 73/7/28 BALLSTON SPA,NY GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 200 TIME - 1300 N3753K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARATOGA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALLSTON SPA,NY JOHNSTOWN,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL LINE TO CARB FAILED.PLT LND WHEELS UP ON RWY.ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3753K
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Saratoga County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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