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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T-50 · Sharon, MA · May 7, 2004

Date: May 7, 2004 · 14:46 local
Place: Sharon, MA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N45P
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04LA118
Reported as: Cessna T50
Reported engine: Lycoming R680E3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N45PRegistration cancelled May 31, 2007 · Cessna T-50S/N 6294 · Built 1943 Airframe modelCessna T-50 Engine modelJacobs L4 /R755-7Reciprocating

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.

(-23) Aircraft lost altitude striking several trees. Pilot suffered fatal injuries. Suspect loss of engine power for reasons to be determined. Attachments: form 337 may 14, 1968, form 337, June 30, 1991, ptrs privacy data omitted isis airman report, witness statement of privacy data omitted photographs of the accident scene, and new england region operations notification report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE STRIKING SEVERAL TREES. PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. SUSPECT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR REASONS TO BE DETERMINED. ATTACHMENTS: FORM 337 MAY 14, 1968, FORM 337, JUNE 30, 1991, PTRS ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ ISIS AIRMAN REPORT, WITNESS STATEMENT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE, AND NEW ENGLAND REGION OPERATIONS NOTIFICATION REPORT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC04LA118Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSharon, MAThe loss of power in one engine for undetermined reasons. Factors were the excessive weight, and degraded climb performance.May 7, 2004 · Substantial damage