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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Freemont, MI · May 27, 2011

Date: May 27, 2011 · 15:10 local
Place: Freemont, MI
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N60147
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA365
Reported as: Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine: Continental W670 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,000 total1,220 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N60147Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-1951 · Built 1941 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft would not produce thrust on climb out and settled into the trees. Pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. Propeller blades appear to have slipped in the hub, possibly causing loss of thrust. Pilot was arrested by the Michigan state police for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of 0.15.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRODUCE THRUST ON CLIMB OUT AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. PROPELLER BLADES APPEAR TO HAVE SLIPPED IN THE HUB, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF THRUST. PILOT WAS ARRESTED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.15.

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 CEN11LA365Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFreemont, MIThe pilot’s failure to attain a positive climb rate following takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because the propeller was not provided for further examination. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from alcohol.May 27, 2011 · Substantial damage