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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7CCM · Patten, ME · May 6, 1979

Date
May 6, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
Patten, ME
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1559E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FNC27
Reported as
Blanca 7CCM
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
416 total351 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departure climbout into severe turbulence and strong wind. Unable to clear trees due to downdrafts.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTURE CLIMBOUT INTO SEVERE TURBULENCE AND STRONG WIND. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES DUE TO DOWNDRAFTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.