- Date
- August 21, 1972
- Place
- Port Clinton, OH · PORT CLINTON, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 15 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7684Ford MTR 4-AT-B
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168365
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3419 72/8/21 PORT CLINTON,OHIO FORD MTR CO 4-AT-B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5078 TIME - 0945 N7684 PX- 0 1 14 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 2637 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT CLINTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT CLINTON,OHIO PUT-IN-BAY,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- R ENG LOST PWR. SAFETY WIRE FAILED,ALLOWED MIXT CTL TO MOVE FROM RICH POS.WIRE IN POOR COND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7684
- Reported as
- Ford MTR 4-AT-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Port Clinton