- Date
- June 3, 1979
- Place
- Spangle, WA · SPANGLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2283ZFlybaby 1
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790603014479A
- Case key
- 136290
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1213 79/6/3 SPANGLE,WA FLYBABY 1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0815 N2283Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 493 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARADISE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPANGLE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CARB NEEDLE VALVE SEAT NOT SAFETIED,BACKED OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2283Z
- Reported as
- Flybaby 1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Paradise
N2283ZRegistered now · Norton-Gary FLY BABY 1AAirframe modelNorton-Gary FLY BABY 1AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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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.