41.4783° N, 73.1352° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 13, 1983 · 10:50 local
Place
Oxford, CT
Airport
Waterbury-Oxford
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N122TM
Reported as
Amtr Glasair
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Took off into wake turbulence from a large army helicopter. Was near stall speed. Lost control. Crashed.
As the FAA filed it
TOOK OFF INTO WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A LARGE ARMY HELICOPTER. WAS NEAR STALL SPEED. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED.