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FTW80DRJ31

1980-08-07 · TALLULAH, Louisiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N8095E

Make / Model
BOEING E75
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB0658

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
STEARMAN B75 · N8095E
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Airport
MONTROSE AIR
Kind of flying
CB

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Temp
80° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
0000075-5108
Total time
5,209 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
3,622
Age
31

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

CARB,NAR9B,ALLOWING FLOAT ASSY TO COME LOOSE.

Investigator remarks

SCREW ASSY FULCRUM,P/N 13773,CAME OUT OF BENDIX

Cause factors

  • 74/C/CG C
    POWERPLANT CARBURETOR Cause
  • 88/C/BM C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DISCONNECTED Cause
  • 88/C/AV C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS LOOSE,PART/FITTING Cause
  • 83/K/A K
    TERRAIN WET,SOFT GROUND Joint factor

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2687. Source file NTSB_1980_3_2687.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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