# Accident 20101106050719A: North Ameri AT-6F, Fitchburg, MA, November 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2010, 13:10 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5483° N, 71.7503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5483&lon=-71.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERI AT-6F
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101106050719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 32 AT FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT) WHEN IT EXPERIANCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE NASHUA  RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE RIVER ALLOWING WHATEVER FUEL REMAINED  TO DRAIN INTO THE RIVER.CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.THE NTSB HAS ARRANGED FOR AN ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT ANGLIN AIRCRAFT SALVAGE IN DELAWARE. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY IN TRANSPORT TO ANGLIN AIRCRAFT SALVAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA050), Nov 6, 2010: North American/Schwamm AT-6F (N164US), Fitchburg, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a cracked carburetor float and resulting carburetor malfunction.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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