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DEN81FTC14

1981-04-30 · RAWLINS, Wyoming, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N48262

Make / Model
DEHAVILLAND DHC-1 CHIPMUNK
Engine
FAIRCHILD 6-440-C5 (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19820308
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5F34C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
DEHAVILLAND DHC-1 · N48262
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
D
Airport
RAWLINS MUNI
Kind of flying
DD

Weather at impact

Sky
BROKEN
Wind
340° / 8 kt
Temp
68° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
0000DH8F-499
Total time
1,871 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
5,132
Age
38

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

REACHING ARPT.FND VENT OBSTD,UNKN MTRL,CAP LOOSE.

Investigator remarks

FUEL SIPHONED OVR REMOTE AREA,FUEL EXHAUSTED BFR

Cause factors

  • 74/C/CJ C
    POWERPLANT VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS Cause
  • 88/C/AV C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS LOOSE,PART/FITTING Cause
  • 84/C/G C
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS Cause
  • 88/C/CF C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OBSTRUCTED Cause
  • 88/C/86 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL SIPHONING Cause
  • 88/C/63 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL EXHAUSTION Cause
  • 83/K/F K
    TERRAIN ROUGH/UNEVEN Joint factor
  • 88/K/94 K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3339. Source file NTSB_1981_3_3339.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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