- Date
- November 11, 1969
- Place
- Altaville, CA · ALTAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3991EAeronca 11BC
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149123
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3508 69/11/11 ALTAVILLE,CALIF AERONCA 11BC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 143 TIME - 1230 N3991E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAY FOUNDATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALTAVILLE,CALIF ANGELS CAMP,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- HAD PREVIOUSLY FUELED WITH 2.5 GALS PREMIUM AUTO GAS. FUEL ABD PRIOR TO REFUELING UNK.TANKS EMPTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3991E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kay Foundation
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