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NTSB accident investigation · Hutchinson EH-1 · Stockton, CA · June 14, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1976
Place
Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N711EHHutchinson EH-1
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760614016419A
Case key
153996

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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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3-1458  76/6/14    STOCKTON,CA         HUTCHINSON EH-1     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4435
        TIME - 1530                    N711EH              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROUGH AND READY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SAND AND ALUM OXIDE IN CARB BOWL. OVHL 11 HRS BFOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N711EH
Reported as
Hutchinson EH-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rough And Ready

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.