- Date
- March 19, 1977
- Place
- Hillsboro, OR · HILLSBORO, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N48648Aeronca O-58B
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770319006759A
- Case key
- 158055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0957 77/3/19 HILLSBORO,OR AERONCA O-58B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 36, 456 TIME - 1700 N48648 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SCHOLLS,OR RETURN ALBANY,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TESTING FUEL FLOW RATE.ENG QUIT,SWITCHED TANKS IN DESCENT.ENG STARTED LO ALT,QUIT AGAIN IN CLIMB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48648
- Reported as
- Aeronca O-58B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.