- Date
- April 4, 1965
- Place
- Winterport, ME · WINTERPORT, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N232EFairchild 24R-40
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0538 65/4/4 WINTERPORT ME FAIRCHILD 24R-40 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 150 TIME - 1230 N232E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINTERPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N232E
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24R-40
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Winterport
N232ERegistered now · Fairchild 24R-40Airframe modelFairchild 24R-40Engine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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Other investigations on N232E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA12CA415Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSmyrna, TNThe pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB LAX04CA244Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLincoln, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop and collision with the runway.