- Date
- April 2, 1967
- Place
- Vashon, WA · VASHON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N86747Bellanca 14-13
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117889
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0804 67/4/2 VASHON,WASH BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1600 TIME - 1336 N86747 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PRIMER UNLOCKED. LFT MAGNETO SHORTED. GAP SETTING EXCEEDED RECOMMENDED SETTINGS BY MFR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86747
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Vashon
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