Temco D-16 N79S
1 September 1971 · Trinidad, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1971 at about 17:10 local time, a Temco D-16 registered N79S was involved in an accident during in flight near Trinidad, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Trinidad, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Temco D-16
- Registration
- N79S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hays, Kans → Los Alamos, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4147
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SPL A/W CERT, FUEL GAGES INOP.DID NOT KNOW LCTN OF FUEL SEL VALVE, AUX TANK FULL.NOT MULTI-ENG RATED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Temco D-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1971 | Temco D-16 | S.lk Tahoe, California, United States | Kimko Asphalt | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jun 1970 | Temco D-16 | Clark Fork, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1968 | Temco D-16 | Sycamore, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1974 | Temco D-16 | Marietta, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1967 | Temco D-16 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1967 | Temco D-16 | Northfield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |