Bowers 1A375G N24080

3 April 1971 · Norfolk, Nebraska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 3 April 1971 at about 17:30 local time, a Bowers 1A375G registered N24080 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Norfolk, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 3 April 1971 at 17:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Norfolk, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport: Private Strip
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bowers 1A375G
Registration: N24080
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2147

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	1	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WATER FOUND IN MIXTURE CTL VALVE CAVITY.RUST STAINS ABT 3/4IN DEEP IN CARB BOWL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2147, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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