- Date
- February 15, 1971
- Place
- Dos Palos, CA · DOS PALOS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32467Culver LCA
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160240
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0219 71/2/15 DOS PALOS,CALIF CULVER LCA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38, TIME - 1545 N32467 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 885 TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOS PALOS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- OBS SAW PLT PUT APPROX 2 GALS IN TANK.PLT ABORTED TWICE.ELEV TRIM FULL NOSE UP.FIRST FLT IN A YR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32467
- Reported as
- Culver LCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Eagle
N32467Registration cancelled Jul 27, 2009 · Culver LCAAirframe modelCulver LCAEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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