- Date
- November 21, 1966
- Place
- Yorktown Hts, NY · YORKTOWN HTS, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N93245Rearwin 185
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120239
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3652 66/11/21 YORKTOWN HTS NY REARWIN 185 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 25, 125 TIME - 1815 N93245 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROTON AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PILOT DITCHED IN RESERVOIR.ENTIRE ENGINE IN DETERIORATED CONDITION.LAST ANNUAL INSP ENG-8/30/66.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93245
- Reported as
- Rearwin 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Croton Airpark
N93245Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2017 · Commonwealth 185Airframe modelCommonwealth 185Engine modelContinental C85 series
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