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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbd BEDEBD5 · Westfield, MA · July 10, 1983

Date
July 10, 1983 · 13:27 local
Place
Westfield, MA
Airport
Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83SK
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FNE04
Reported as
Amtrbd BEDEBD5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total13 in this make and model17 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.

Struck trees on final. Tower did not note pilots emergency call. Had prop and engine cooling problem known by pilot

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL. TOWER DID NOT NOTE PILOTS EMERGENCY CALL. HAD PROP AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM KNOWN BY PILOT

NTSB investigation

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