NYC79FFJ24

NTSB accident investigation · Palermo ACE · Geneseo, NY · July 21, 1979

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1979
Place
Geneseo, NY · GENESEO, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N666QPalermo ACE
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790721016039A
Case key
135252

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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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3-1930  79/7/21    GENESEO,NY          PALERMO ACE         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1610                    N666Q               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  62, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            309 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENESEO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENESEO,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB INTAKE HAD PARTICALS OF RUBBER LODGED IN IT.PLT HAD BEEN USING DRY GAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N666Q
Reported as
Palermo ACE
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Geneseo

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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.