- Date
- October 10, 1965
- Place
- New Haven, CT · NEW HAVEN, CT
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N16113Stinson SR-7
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0798 65/10/10 NEW HAVEN,CONN. STINSON SR-7 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2500 TIME - 1743 N16113 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWEED-NEW HAVEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LOSS OF ENGINE ACCESSORY DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF SPLINED GEAR DRIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16113
- Reported as
- Stinson SR-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tweed-New Haven
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