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NTSB accident investigation · Cons-Vultee L-13 · Wenatchee, WA · October 11, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1977
Place
Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4659VCons-Vultee L-13
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771011031479A
Case key
144544

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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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3-3391  77/10/11 NR.WENATCHEE,WA       CONS-VULTEE L-13    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1000
        TIME - 1200                    N4659V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISSAQUAH,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PWR LOSS AFTER SWITCHING TO BOTH TANK PSN.EVIDENCE OF ROTATION AT IMPACT.ROCKY TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N4659V
Reported as
Cons-Vultee L-13
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4659V · 1

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