- Date
- September 26, 1965
- Place
- E.Hartford, CT · E.HARTFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8120CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175864
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0923 65/9/26 E.HARTFORD,CONN. PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 175 TIME - 1045 N8120C PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAINARD FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- 40-DEGREES FLAPS USED FOR TAKEOFF STILL EXTENDED AT IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8120C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Brainard Field
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