# NTSB OAK76FVD40: Hutchinson EH-1, N711EH, Stockton, CA, June 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1976
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVD40

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711EH-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 1, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUTCHINSON EH-1
- Registry model: [Hutchinson HOMEBUILT EH-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hutchinson-homebuilt-eh-1) (registry code 0565209) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rough And Ready

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760614016419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760614016419A), Jun 14, 1976: Amtr 0565209, Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Sand and alum oxide in carb bowl. Ovhl 11 hrs bfor.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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