- Date
- June 26, 1976
- Place
- Elmira, OR · ELMIRA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22116Aeronca 65C
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760626017019A
- Case key
- 154531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1613 76/6/26 ELMIRA,OR AERONCA 65C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 81 TOTAL TIME - 2000 N22116 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROW-MAG AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELMIRA,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PINE NEEDLES & DEBRIS IN FUEL TANK.LOST PWR AT 50FT AGL.PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DRIFT LEFT INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22116
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crow-Mag Airstrip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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